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April 2001
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63-01 Masterton Homes
Masterton Homes - Homosexual character 'Bree-arn'
Dismissed Real Estate Radio 10/04/2001
February 2018
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0034-18 Purplebricks
Two guys building sand castles for their kids and are talking about using agents to sell a house and one of them didn't use 'Purple bricks" and in his frustration proceeds to smash down both the sand castles, much to the kids disappointment.
Dismissed Real Estate TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
0038-18 Amaysim Australia PtyLtd
A man is sitting on a ride -on- mower and drives it out to the front of his house. He then pours petrol? On the vehicle and sets it alight. He then stands back to watch it.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
July 2013
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0250-13 Broadway Homes
It appeared to be trying to sell an apartment.
Dismissed Real Estate 24/07/2013
April 2007
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112-07 realestate.com.au
realestate.com.au - man hijacks woman's car and leaves her outside a house for sale "it was fate that led her to the house - as opposed to looking it up on our internet site"
Dismissed Real Estate 10/04/2007
June 2018
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0255-18 Century 21 Medowie
This letter box dropped promotional material is a 20x10cm card featuring a photograph of 'youngish' man looking down the unbuckled and unzipped front of his trousers through a magnifying glass. The title text reads "We're extremely proud of our small vacancy rate". 
Dismissed Real Estate Promotional Material 06/06/2018
August 2014
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0284-14 Apple
People exercising to apps with a soundtrack that's chorus was "go, you chicken fat, go" - JFK's fitness sing. Logos for Apple iPhone and Telstra.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Pay 13/08/2014
0303-14 Apple
Various people doing various forms of exercise and monitoring this with the use of the phone
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 13/08/2014
August 2013
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0262-13 Boost Tel Pty Ltd
No1 shows zombies in the supermarket and a woman on roller-skates trying to hit the zombie with a cricket bat. The zombies are bleeding in the supermarket.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS 14/08/2013
0263-13 Boost Tel Pty Ltd
The second is a masked man on a motorbike and there are zombies in the street and near a school bus.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS 14/08/2013
February 2013
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0061-13 Global Shop Direct
A guy driving in his car showing how to use the Gripgo, a mobile phone holder that is stuck on the windscreen. They show other drivers using their phone in the car, in various scenarios.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Mobile Phone or SMS 27/02/2013
September 2011
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0341-11 Vodafone Network Pty Ltd
A young man sitting on a chair and asking the question “What’s power to me?” The man answers that power to him is “Getting one up on my mate”. He describes in a jocular manner a text message conversation between him and his friend. His friend sent him a text message saying “your mum said hi”. The man laughs and explains his response. He takes a picture of a dog, uploads it to facebook and tags his friend’s girlfriend. The man then describes the reaction of his friend’s girlfriend “she’s not really talking to me at the moment” before remarking, “We, we don’t get on anyway”.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Pay 14/09/2011
September 2019
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0300-19 Amaysim
The advertisement features a tiled background of eggplant emoji's. Text states "30GB of Tinder for $30. that's 375,000 right swipes (go get 'em tiger)".
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS Billboard - Digital 25/09/2019
May 2013
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0130-13 Global Shop Direct
The advert is for an item call GripGo which can be attached to the dash or windscreen of your car to hold your mobile phone or similar devices such as gps, ipod or ipad.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS 01/05/2013
January 2017
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0566-16 Boost Tel Pty Ltd
The ad was about a particular mobile plan offered by boost mobile
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS Radio 18/01/2017
August 2011
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0311-11 Huawei
Large image of a mobile phone with the text on the screen projected out as though it is 3D. The text reads, "The 3 most important things in a relationship: Trust, honesty & stalking on Facebook". The Huawei logo is a the top right of the screen and in the bottom left is another, smaller, image of a phone.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS Billboard 24/08/2011
November 2013
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0377-13 Vodafone Network Pty Ltd
Child using a mobile phone to photograph sights in America
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS 13/11/2013
0367-13 Nokia Mobile Phones (Australia) Pty Ltd
Scenes of adults (parents) watching a child's play and the adults begin to get aggressive as they compete for the best position to take photos with their phones.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS 13/11/2013
September 2014
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0382-14 Amaysim Australia PtyLtd
2 old people kissing open mouthed on a bus.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 24/09/2014
October 2017
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0452-17 Telstra Corporation Ltd
A Mobil plan for $99 with free Foxtel to stream on a new phone
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 25/10/2017
July 2013
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0215-13 Boost Tel Pty Ltd
Boost mobile ad: A person on a motorbike having to get petrol during a zombie apocalypse, who then turns on a radio with a baby crying, and then cuts down and shoots the zombies with an arrow, and drives over them.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Mobile Phone or SMS Internet 10/07/2013
July 2010
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0319-10 Crazy John's
Cartoon of a man's head: his eyes are focused in opposite directions, he has one tooth, and his tongue is hanging out of his mouth. Above him is the text "Recharge today!!!" and then the words "and get huge value" appear in a speech bubble coming from the man. Below the speech bubble it says "Crazy John's" and then at the bottom of the poster it says "Available at Crazy John's" followed by contact details of the store in question.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS Poster 28/07/2010
August 2016
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0345-16 Lebara mobile
2 people on a motorbike. Learn mobile plan showing their plan price and data inclusions
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Mobile Phone or SMS Poster 24/08/2016
April 2015
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0123-15 Amaysim Australia PtyLtd
Description as per email promotion: "Here at amaysim, we know you're a bunch of mobile addicts. In fact, recent research found that the average Aussie would rather live without their TV than their phone. With so many of you using your mobiles for entertainment on the go, we wanted to give you more of it. That's why we've asked Aussies what absurd, funny and scary entertainment makes them happiest, so we can give it all to you - in a snappy two minute video."
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Mobile Phone or SMS Internet 15/04/2015
July 2015
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0285-15 Samsung Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
Samsung phone new
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 22/07/2015
December 2020
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0374-20 Telstra
This Pay TV advertisement features various people singing in their cars, using a mobile phone to video call each other.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Pay 16/12/2020
November 2016
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0480-16 Apple
Two helium balloons meet up and join many other resulting in a massive number of balloons floating into the atmosphere.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 23/11/2016
February 2000
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14-00 Career One
careerone.com.au - 'Unequal Opportunity'
Dismissed Employment 08/02/2000
415-99 TMP Worldwide Pty Ltd
TMP Worldwide - Monster.com
Dismissed Employment Radio 08/02/2000
13-00 hotjobs.com
hotjobs.com - 'How to get ahead without giving it'
Dismissed Employment Outdoor 08/02/2000
423-99 Defence Force Recruiting Organisation
Defence Force Recruiting - 'I live with my girlfriend; I'm a normal guy'
Dismissed Employment 08/02/2000
May 2006
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177-06 Wise Employment
Wise Employment - "I can handle anything. I'm a SOLE PARENT"
Dismissed Employment Print 09/05/2006
February 2016
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0054-16 Seek.com.au
The billboard said something along the lines of whilst you are sitting in traffic on Parramatta Road we could be looking for your next dream job. I took we to mean you and seek.com.au. Next to the phrase there was a picture of a mobile phone with a sick icon and at two new alerts icon.
Dismissed Employment Billboard 24/02/2016
June 2006
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194-06 Jobs.com.au Pty Ltd
Jobs.com.au - billboard - overweight middle-aged white couple shown as "before" shot - "after" shot shows a young black sun-oil slicked couple with woman wearing gold bikini and bald male leaning his neck against her crotch
Dismissed Employment Outdoor 13/06/2006
210-06 Jobs.com.au Pty Ltd
Jobs.com.au - TV - Axel Johnson LIVE - Axel arrives at studio in yellow sports car and advises how he can transform you at jobs.com.au - overweight couple become slim & young, features dancers with pink wigs doing high kicks
Dismissed Employment 13/06/2006
April 2000
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91-00 Monster.com.au
Monster.com.au - 'sniffing' jellyfish
Dismissed Employment 11/04/2000
102-00 Clifton & Associates
Clifton & Associates - Ayer's Rock (Uluru) upside down
Dismissed Employment Outdoor 11/04/2000
August 2007
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233-07 Hippo Jobs Pty Ltd
Hippo - young couple kissing - no tops except for her bra with old lady standing over them and the caption "isn't it time to move out?"
Dismissed Employment Print 14/08/2007
August 2006
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279-06 Seek.com.au
Seek.com.au - doctor in operating theatre goes to toilet and doesn't wash hands then starts operating procedure
Dismissed Employment 08/08/2006
March 2016
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0087-16 Indeed
Jobs in electronics
Dismissed Employment TV - Free to Air 23/03/2016
January 2016
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0503-15 Australian Business Academy
In the 'from here to here' section of the ad, they show a mother with children in the 'from here' and the same woman in an office in the 'to here' section.
Dismissed Employment TV - Pay 20/01/2016
September 1999
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284-99 Defence Force Recruiting Organisation
Defence Force Recruiting - Duntroon - a young male officer says ‘Duntroon – you’re ten foot tall and bullet proof as you walk off grad parade’
Dismissed Employment 14/09/1999
February 2015
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0041-15 Employment Hero
The advertisement contains the phrase "pour shots until you call the shots. Get a real job"
Dismissed Employment Transport 25/02/2015
June 2007
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161-07 Defence Force Recruiting Organisation
Defence Force Recruiting - RMC - "Throughout history we've faced the challenges under a rising sun"
Dismissed Employment 12/06/2007
December 2007
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405-07 Recruitment Queensland
Recruitment Qld - male and female "boxercising" - male has hands down by his sides in defeat as woman excels in victory
Dismissed Employment Print 11/12/2007
October 1998
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151-98 Strategic Management Sciences
SMS Consulting Group - Strategic Mangmt Sciences) - "Nurse"
Dismissed Employment Print 13/10/1998
September 2000
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259-00 Eden Ritchie Recruitment Pty Ltd
Eden Ritchie Recruitment - naked child back to camera
Dismissed Employment Print 05/09/2000
June 2017
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0227-17 Celebrity Experience
Invited young sarcastic confident young people to audition where scouts and agents from Disney or Nickalodeon might discover them
Dismissed Employment Radio 07/06/2017
April 2006
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97-06 Yooralla
Yooralla - long queue outside ladies' toilets - we see a confident-looking woman coming out of the men's toilet which was empty
Dismissed Employment Transport 11/04/2006
June 2020
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0179-20 Localsearch
This television advertisement depicts various scenes of people in their workplaces (retail store, office, outdoor, warehouse). The voiceover states “‘Have a go, it’s in our DNA, it’s what makes us who we are. The ability to dust off ourselves, get back on the saddle, to roll up our sleeves, [and] just get on with the job. Nothings too hard, it’s the way we got this country started, hard work, resilience, we get on with things. We’re Aussies”.
Dismissed Employment TV - Free to Air 10/06/2020

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