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June 2015
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0243-15 SindeRellas
Page 26 of The Mail (Mandurah).Full colour, half page advertisement showing the photograph of a naked female from the waist up, breasts covered, alluring pose. Next to her the title:"The ultimate in Luxury ADULT TOYS".Then a photograph of 6 colour vibrators of various styles, each approximately 6 cm in size.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Print 24/06/2015
July 2013
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0244-13 McDonald's Aust Ltd
Cartoon characters painting a wall and playing games and laughing in the tone of an excited child. The characters get paint on each other and one of them is in the shape of a McDonald's meal box. 
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Venue 24/07/2013
0247-13 Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd
The advertisement is for Oreo chocolate biscuits. The advertisement shows a bright blue background with animated Oreo cookies arranged neatly in even rows, as if ready for a game. As the catchy “wonder filled” theme jingle begins, Oreos flip over in time with the music to show their white filling, and the word “wonder” appears on the screen, with an Oreo for the ‘o’. An animated sequence then begins with a cartoon hand holding an Oreo zooming through the sky spelling out words in time with the jingle.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries 24/07/2013
June 2012
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0246-12 Unilever Australasia
The Commercial is set in a TV studio with a mixed female and male audience and features a female presenter. A second woman, named “Amber Jones”, is introduced as former champion of a fictitious tennis tournament, “The Tasmanian International”. The tennis star starts talking about dirty sports balls and the difficulties of cleaning them properly. A young man is called on stage as a volunteer to clean dirty sport balls using Lynx Shower Gel and the Lynx Body Buffer. He demonstrates how to clean golf balls using Lynx Shower Gel together with the Lynx Body Buffer.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries TV - Pay 27/06/2012
0247-12 Unilever Australasia
The Commercial is set in a TV studio with a mixed female and male audience and features a female presenter. A second woman, named “Amber Jones”, is introduced as former champion of a fictitious tennis tournament, “The Tasmanian International”. The tennis star starts talking about dirty sports balls and the difficulties of cleaning them properly. A young man is called on stage as a volunteer to clean dirty sport balls using Lynx Shower Gel and the Lynx Body Buffer. He demonstrates how to clean golf balls using Lynx Shower Gel together with the Lynx Body Buffer.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries Cinema 27/06/2012
July 2013
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0246-13 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
The advertisement is a modified version of the original Pulsar Turbo Hatchback that appeared during the month of June 2013. The vehicle is being driven by what one assumes is the husband, with his pregnant wife in the passenger seat (the pregnancy is later revealed to be fake at the end of the advertisement). The vehicle is driven to the Emergency Department of a hospital in order to have a baby delivered.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle Internet 10/07/2013
July 2012
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0251-12 Holden Ltd
The adverisement is set in a run down stadium and we see a man being telephoned to come and help out someone who is stuck. We see the man driving his Holden Colorado down stadium steps and across mud before using a chain attached to his Holden Colorado to tow a stuck vehicle on to firm ground.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle Internet 11/07/2012
0252-12 Holden Ltd
The adverisement is set in a run down stadium and we see a man being telephoned to come and help out someone who is stuck. We see the man driving his Holden Colorado down stadium steps and across mud before using a chain attached to his Holden Colorado to tow a stuck vehicle on to firm ground.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle 11/07/2012
0256-12 Hostage X Nightclub Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Internet - Social - Other 11/07/2012
0271-12 Fosters Australia, Asia & Pacific
Facebook page for VB which features questions posted by the advertiser and comments from members of the community. The comments include coarse language and sexual references.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Alcohol Internet - Social - Other 11/07/2012
August 2013
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0252-13 Santa Fe Gold
A woman with a large set of breasts in a very revealing singlet is leaning over exposing a very large cleavage. With the words "I'm Waiting" written next to her.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Billboard 14/08/2013
0264-13 Fire and Rescue NSW
The advert was warning about Fire Safety in the Home and promoting having a Fire Safety Audit at home. The logo said NSW Government with GIO insurance and the NSW Fire Service.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Community Awareness 14/08/2013
0272-13 Advanced Medical Institute
This type of advertisement on a massive billboard is highly inappropriate, distasteful and embarrassing. It is morally unethical and contains the type of message normally reserved for late night adult tv. I had hoped that this style of advert on s major road and viewed by thousands daily was a thing of the past!
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Health Products Billboard 14/08/2013
0279-13 Neon Records
Man and woman picture semi naked with the words 'f*** me I'm famous'
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Outdoor 14/08/2013
June 2010
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0256-10 NRMA Ltd
Brisbane Broncos are shown working in an NRMA Call Centre, performing different office tasks. The advertisement begins with the Broncos at a staff meeting, then shows one of the Broncos answering a phonecall, another pushing a tea trolley and another pushing a vending machine until chocolate falls out. The ad ends with the Broncos in the the lift and a voiceover states "Lowest Price Car Insurance or we'll beat it by 10%"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Insurance 22/06/2010
0260-10 ZU PTY LTD
A woman is lying on her back on an eneven tarmac surface, her mouth is open and her top has fallen open so she has her arm across her chest to preserve her modesty. She is wearing black hotpants and black high heeled ankle boots. The hand across her chest is holding on to a large black handbag, her other hand is pulling on the hair of another woman who is pulling at the handbag. This other woman is lying face down and you can only see the back of her head and both hands.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet 22/06/2010
0267-10 Pharmacare Laboratories
Three young men are loading surboards in to a camper van next to the beach when one of them spots an attractive woman heading their way wearing a bikini. He makes the other two men aware of her, and they all make appreciative noises whilst the camera slowly pans up the woman's body. The next scene shows a man sitting in a red convertible, playing a guitar and singing a song about spotting attractive women and sharing the sight with your mates.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries 22/06/2010
July 2014
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0256-14 Knauf Insulation Ltd
It shows people receiving and then installing earthwool Insulation in their home.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
0266-14 Macket Bracket
Product website advertising free-standing form work brace for the construction industry.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Hardware/Machinery Internet 23/07/2014
July 2015
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0257-15 Coty Australia Pty Ltd
The ad had a man in underwear taking a selfie and sending it to a woman, who then texted an underwear selfie back. She then appeared at his door in her underwear with a tag line saying something like you will never know if you don't try it, and it then cut to an image of the deodorant product.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries TV - Pay 22/07/2015
June 2017
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0257-17 Clarity Hearing Solutions
The ad is for a Hearing Aid company. It demonstrates the frustration in a domestic situation when a person's deteriorating hearing is mistaken for 'selective hearing'.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
0263-17 Sportsbet
The current advertising slogan and contents of SportsBet ad to promote the Android app. The ad uses the slogan 'putting the 'roid' in Android' and proceeds to show weight lifters as people who have or are perceived to have used performance enhancing drugs.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
July 2015
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0261-15 L'Oreal Australia Pty Ltd
My complaint is specifically directed at the catch phrase "F n L" pronounced "effen ell" - and as EVERYONE knows that is "polite" for "f*cking hell*.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries TV - Free to Air 08/07/2015
0268-15 L'Oreal Australia Pty Ltd
Use of FnL to make it sound like a swear word did not seem required to sell product and an excuse to gain attention.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries TV - Pay 08/07/2015
0278-15 L'Oreal Australia Pty Ltd
A woman walks through an office, people in the office say "F'n'L" in reference to the product "Full n Lucious" - it sounds as though they are saying "effn Hell"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries TV - On Demand 08/07/2015
August 2012
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0262-12 Key Factors
Image of a dog covered in wooden pegs. The text reads, "Feeling the pinch?" and goes on to describe the financial services provided by Key Factors.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment Print 08/08/2012
0296-12 Nestle Australia Ltd
The advertisement portrays a scenario that reflects a child’s reluctance to follow their parent’s instructions and take the necessary precautions to ensure safety in active play. The mother and son have some dialogue back and forth relating to what gear he needs to wear. The mother offers him a milo as part of this which he eagerly agrees to have.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries Radio 08/08/2012
0299-12 Star Track
The advertisement shows how Star Track operates and we see parcels being sorted in a warehouse and trucks delivering the parcels. In one scene we see a young girl leaning out of the open window of a moving car to wave at someone. The tagline is 'Bigger. Better. Faster.”
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services TV - Pay 08/08/2012
July 2011
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0266-11 Sportsbet
Image of Julia Gillard lying across Bob Brown's lap: he appears to be about to spank her. The image is obviously fake and is framed by a gilt picture frame. The accompanying text reads, "Sportsbet.com. Our Spanking New Tax Beater" and there are odds on whether the Carbon Tax bill will be passed through Senate.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling Print 27/07/2011
0267-11 Energy Watch
An Asian man with a strong accent asks a male householder if he would like to switch to his energy company and save money. The man is agreeing and we hear a whistle blowing and then a blonde woman appears and tells the householder that he should shop around for the best deal using Energy Watch to get the best deal. The householder's wife then drags him away by his ear.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services 27/07/2011
0284-11 Roger David Stores Pty Ltd
Image of a young girl with a union flag covered disc in her mouth. She is wearing a black sparkly singlet and is forming a heart with her hands in front of her chest. Below her are four images of a young man wearing different t-shirts. The text describes the New Love Club range now available at Roger David.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet 27/07/2011
June 2016
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0266-16 Roadshow Film Distributors Pty Ltd
Horror and supernatural themes, advertising for a coming soon movie, The Conjuring 2.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment TV - Free to Air 22/06/2016
August 2014
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0267-14 Macket Bracket
Product brochure advertising free-standing form work brace for the construction industry.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Hardware/Machinery Print 13/08/2014
0270-14 Kingston Park Raceway
Boy in car making disparaging remarks about a driver. Promoting Kingston park raceway.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Sport and Leisure Radio 13/08/2014
August 2011
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0274-11 Emerald Star Hotel
Banner depicting the figure of a woman wearing a brief bikini. The woman is on all fours, with left breast partially showing, backside thrust up in the air facing the public view and legs slightly apart. There is a caption on the banner that says “Skimpy Girls here".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Other Outdoor 10/08/2011
0295-11 Australia Gas and Solar
A cartoon of a woman saying this house is freezing followed by photos of adults and children next to various types of gas heaters. Two of the photos show young babies sat next to and touching gas heaters.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services 10/08/2011
0299-11 Good Vibrations
Close up of a woman's spread legs, from the thighs to the shoes. There is a champagne bottle on the floor between the legs and as it pops a female voice over says, "It's coming". A male voice over then continues, "Good Vibrations adult erotica mega store". We see a hand clenching a white sheet and the words "Good Vibrations adult erotica mega store 1170 South Road, Clovelly Park" appear on screen.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry 10/08/2011
June 2018
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0276-18 Brand Collective
Advertising the Volley FO shoes. Advertisement says "We're fucking back" with a line through the word fucking. 
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Email 20/06/2018
0280-18 Betta Electrical Kingaroy
It was an advertisement regarding staff in the different positions in the company and showed someone coming out of a fridge.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 20/06/2018
July 2016
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0278-16 The Beechworth Sweet Co
The logo of the advertiser depicts a golliwog.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Retail TV - Free to Air 13/07/2016
June 2017
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0278-17 Paramount Pictures Australia
The ad is for the film Baywatch
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment TV - Free to Air 21/06/2017
July 2017
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0286-17 Asahi Premium Beverages
The advertisement is an Instagram post by Vodka Cruiser from the username ‘vodka cruiser’. It depicts the face of a girl who appears to be a young teenager, with star-shaped glitter underneath her eyes. The caption reads “How to cover your dark eye circles the morning after.” Other Vodka Cruiser Instagram posts also appear to be directed to children.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Alcohol Internet - Social - Instagram 12/07/2017
0293-17 Apple
The television commercial promoted a Telstra product and featured Delta Goodrum riding in the passenger seat of a vintage BMW. It was broadcast during The Voice on Channel 9 on Sunday evening.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment TV - Free to Air 12/07/2017
July 2012
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0288-12 The Investors Club
A large image of a hand with the middle finger extended is on the left of the billboard. The headline reads, "Stuff paying text" and the contact details are propertyclub.com.au.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Real Estate Billboard 25/07/2012
0289-12 Queensland Theatre Company
A couple are lying down on their sides. The lower half of their bodies is covered in a silky fabric. The female is looking directly at the camera and has a light coloured gown on. The male, shirtless, has his arm wrapped around the female. The text reads, ""Queensland Theatre Company. Ignite your love of theatre. Buy a flexible season ticket and save up to 30%. theatre2012.com.au.""
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Billboard 25/07/2012
July 2010
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0292-10 Ashley Madison - Avid Life
This Billboard features the image of a young woman, appearing to be lying on her stomach looking to the right. The woman appears to be naked with her face and right shoulder most prominent. The words "LIFE IS SHORT. HAVE AN AFFAIR." are superimposed in the centre of the Billboard. Below those words is "while in Sydney". The Advertisers website "ashleymadison.com.au" is identified at the top of the Billboard.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services Billboard 14/07/2010
August 2014
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0299-14 Murray Goulburn
There is an Asian man in a suit trying to herd cattle into a barn but failing to do so. Then it cuts to buy Australian milk from Australian farmers.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
August 2015
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0300-15 WA AIDS Council
Advertisement by Project X on Page 6 of the Perth Voice local newspaper (delivered free to all homes, circulation 31,000). The Advert promotes two information forums:1) Better Head and Orgasms2) A** Classincluding health rectum, anal sex, douching, giving and getting what most men dream of.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Health Products Print 12/08/2015
0302-15 New Pioneer Motors
The advertisement concerns new vehicle promotions of Holden. The conclusion of the advertisement shows two Holden utilities speeding and racing each other which is clearly in breach of the code of practice of not promoting speed as a feature.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
July 2018
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0302-18 TWT Property Group
I can attach a photo. The full page ad is three quarters full of a partially dressed women - turning to the camera, - looking seductive. She is fully made up and in a ball dress which does not appear to cover her top half
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Real Estate Print 11/07/2018

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