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July 2002
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154-02 Audi Australia Pty Ltd
Audi - vehicle being driven across desert and rocky terrain - 'Make your own road.'
Dismissed 09/07/2002
163-02 Balfours Pty Ltd
Balfours - 3 ads for new resolutions to exercise, with sweet wrappers falling around
Dismissed 09/07/2002
August 2008
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307-08 Holden Ltd
Holden - Astra - 'big where it counts'
Dismissed 13/08/2008
October 1998
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157-98 Roger David Stores Pty Ltd
Roger David Stores Pty Ltd - "Young men in a bar"
Dismissed 13/10/1998
February 1999
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16-99 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Mirage - "Two women in car"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
October 2003
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313-03 Saab Automobile Australia Pty Ltd
Saab - 9-5 Aero Sedan and SportEstate - 'capable of 0-100 in just 6.9 seconds'.
Dismissed Print 14/10/2003
316-03 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Volkswagen - Bora - 'surprisingly quick' (print)
Dismissed 14/10/2003
360-03 Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd
Porsche - Cayenne S - 'Have your Porsche and your family too' - no number plate.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
July 2001
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166-01 All-Fect Distributors Ltd
All-Fect Distributors - Bon-o-Bon Chocolates - 'Border Crossing'
Dismissed 10/07/2001
November 2000
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322-00 Taubmans Pty Ltd
Taubmans - couple kssing while male painters hold hands
Dismissed 14/11/2000
May 2006
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173d-06 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - Special Cuddles 173d/06 - "This commercial lasts about 30 seconds, unfortunately so do some of us blokes…putting an end to your special cuddles - it might be worth sticking something up your nose"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Radio 09/05/2006
December 2001
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331-01 Oporto Franchising Pty Ltd
Oporto - 'Share Your Food' - couple kissing
Dismissed Outdoor 11/12/2001
339-01 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - X-Trail 4WD - croquet - 581 circular letters received
Dismissed 11/12/2001
February 2009
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35-09 Environmental Protection Agency
Qld state government - has an overweight man watching tv with 'noone'written on his t-shirt
Dismissed 11/02/2009
August 2010
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0351-10 Scotty's Beach House
Advert for Mission Beach which features three cartoon depictions alongside text: a person falling through the air next to Get HIGH, two people paddling a canoe next to Get WET, and a person lying in bed next to Get LAID. Underneath is the text "...at Mission Beach! Call: 1800 SWEET AS - TURN LEFT 7km"
Dismissed Billboard 25/08/2010
October 2006
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376-06 Saab Automobile Australia Pty Ltd
Saab - 9-3 Linear Sport Sedan - vapour trail - car travelling at speed along an empty highway with jet-stream effect
Dismissed 10/10/2006
384-06 TRUenergy
TRUenergy - man driving with megaphone stops near kids buying ice cream and asks if they'd like a free brochure
Dismissed 10/10/2006
November 2007
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389-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonalds - Driving Test - boy passes driving test and takes a carload of mates to McDonalds - parks too far from drive-thru window and parks crookedly in space
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 19/11/2007
October 2008
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413-08 Volvo Car Aust Pty Ltd
Volvo - S80 - car without number plate is driven on wrong side of road
Dismissed 30/10/2008
February 2000
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419-99 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Dare - sexual athlete - 'I'll bet you always come first'
Dismissed 08/02/2000
December 2006
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436-06 Saab Automobile Australia Pty Ltd
Saab - 9-3 Manual Sports Sedan - "Pilots Wanted - jet fighter aircraft flying and turning quickly before turning into Saab - car is left with tyre/jet skid marks behind it indicating it has been travelling at high speed
Dismissed Internet 12/12/2006
July 2005
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182-05 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Just Right - man throwing a dart at a revolving globe of the world with no regard to where it lands. The dart hits the globe and is propelled towards a lamp and then into space.
Dismissed 12/07/2005
March 2007
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52-07 Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (SA) Limited
Thoroughbred Racing SA Club - Adelaide Cup 2007 (O/D) - woman holding horseshoes to look like handcuffs
Dismissed Outdoor 13/03/2007
93-07 Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (SA) Limited
Thoroughbred Racing SA - Adelaide Cup 2007 (Print) - woman holding whip
Dismissed Print 13/03/2007
June 2008
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185-08 Peugeot Automobiles Australia
Peugeot Automobiles - two lady birds make car bounce
Dismissed 11/06/2008
March 2003
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53-03 Colgate Palmolive Pty Ltd
Colgate-Palmolive - Cold Power - torpedoes being fired from submarines.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
28-03 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - K-Time Fruit Bars - girl steals bar from colleague.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
March 2002
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54-02 Peters & Brownes Group
Peters & Brownes - Connoisseur ice cream - man with naked torso - 'You'll never go back.'
Dismissed Outdoor 12/03/2002
June 1999
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190-99 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Special K - "99% fat free"
Dismissed Print 08/06/1999
July 2003
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194-03 Honda Motorcycle Power Equipment Pty Ltd
Honda - MPE TRX 350/450 - swear words cut off by other words.
Dismissed Radio 08/07/2003
June 2006
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202-06 Dodo Australia Pty Ltd
Dodo Mobile Phones - Charlie's Angels - three women posing in scanty costumes
Dismissed 13/06/2006
April 2001
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61-01 Streets Ice Cream
Unilever - Streets - Blue Ribbon - Extras
Dismissed 10/04/2001
July 2007
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205-07 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - 350Z "Speed Hump" - now with a 230kw power bulge
Dismissed Outdoor 10/07/2007
February 2001
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7-01 Columbian Cola Drink Company
Columbian Cola Drink Co - sexy girl
Dismissed 13/02/2001
February 2002
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23-02 Digital Audio Group
Digital Audio Group - copulating couple - 'DB dynamics loudspeakers really get you pumping'
Dismissed Print 12/02/2002
March 2008
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85-08 Hungry Jacks
Hungry Jacks - apprentice sent off to buy construction crew's lunch
Dismissed 12/03/2008
July 2006
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232-06 Optus Communications
Optus - octopus with tentacles on mobile phone and other tentacles making different statements with references to "sweet sweet" and "golden frothy" beer. "Who says men can't multitask?"
Dismissed Print 11/07/2006
235-06 IKEA
IKEA - young boy bored at furniture store - now has play equipment and a café - later seen in back of car - apparrently not wearing seatbelt or in child restraint
Dismissed 11/07/2006
April 2007
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88-07 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - Pizza Hut - Cheesy Bites - Jessica Simpson pops cheesy bite into young boys mouth and singing "One of these days these bites are gonna pop right into you"
Dismissed 10/04/2007
114-07 Dragon City Lanes
Dragon City Lanes - "Tight-arse Tuesday" - for an affordable outing
Dismissed Radio 10/04/2007
December 1998
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238-98 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Cup-A-Sauce - "Just like your sister's."
Dismissed 08/12/1998
240-98 Lyn White Furniture World
Lyn White Furniture World - "Bloody"
Dismissed Radio 08/12/1998
September 2005
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244-05 Carpet Court
Carpet Court - "shipload" of carpets spoken by court jester figure - onscreen text "shipload sale"
Dismissed 13/09/2005
April 1999
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102-99 Contract Kitchens
Contract Kitchens
Dismissed Radio 13/04/1999
May 2004
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109-04 Midland Brick
Midland Brick - man building retaining wall smothers himself in mulch to make it look like he's been working hard
Dismissed 11/05/2004
May 2005
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111-05 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon BA II 6IX - shows theme for number 6, indicates it's a 6 speed vehicle. Door number flips from 9 to 6. It's 6.00pm on driver's watch; CDtrack 6 plays in the vehicle; Drives on Highway 6 and road shaped like a 6 to 6 Hills; 'Eye' has 6
Dismissed 10/05/2005
August 1999
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268-99 Adelaide Cleaning Equipment Pty Ltd
Adelaide Cleaning Equipment (Jet Fire Heater) No.2
Dismissed 10/08/1999
270-99 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon Utility - "Where's the water?" - towed snowboard rider
Dismissed 10/08/1999
June 2001
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120-01 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Asian man spreadeagled over candle
Dismissed 12/06/2001
September 2003
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274-03 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Salads - man eats hamburger while woman makes 'healthy' choice.
Dismissed 09/09/2003

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