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August 2005
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205-05 H J Heinz Co Australia Ltd
H J Heinz - Big & Chunky Soup - woman in bed tries to initiate sex with her male partner
Dismissed 09/08/2005
June 2006
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208-06 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Prado - Ice Sculpture - car made of ice shown sliding out of control in normal driving conditions, compared with Prado
Dismissed 13/06/2006
195-06 Sunshine Toyota
Sunshine Toyota - late 40s men dressed as rappers with scantily-clad girls
Dismissed 13/06/2006
November 1998
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210-98 Nestle Confectionery
Nestle - Maxibon - "Lifesaver and woman"
Dismissed Cinema 10/11/1998
March 1999
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69-99 Irena Morgenstern Skin Management
Irena Morgenstern - man and woman
Dismissed Print 09/03/1999
September 2004
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232-04 Sunrice
Sunrice - Rice Creations - delivery man adopting foreign accent according to variety of meals he's delivering - has mobile phones flag-coordinated to each country
Dismissed 14/09/2004
235-04 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore Alloytec V6 - test engine being revved in laboratory scenario
Dismissed 14/09/2004
April 2003
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88-03 Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Footballl Club - woman discards clothes at front door.
Dismissed 08/04/2003
April 2009
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90-09 Zig Zag Advertising
Zig Zag - Winning bid online auction TV ad. Girlfriend destroys gifts from boyfriend because they were inexpensive.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 08/04/2009
April 2007
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102-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Tick Meals - Human Burger - people climbing on top of each other to build human burger
Dismissed 10/04/2007
May 2004
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93-04 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC Meteors - video game - motorbike riders violating road rules
Dismissed 11/05/2004
106-04 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Anzac Day - old digger with comrades gradually vanishing
Dismissed 11/05/2004
96-04 Mattel Pty Ltd
Mattel - My Scene - Jammin' in Jamaica-scantily dressed dolls at pool party, fake bar and sipping drinks, attracting attention of male dolls
Dismissed 11/05/2004
August 2003
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244-03 Nestle Ice Cream
Nestle - Peters Entice - women fighting over ice cream.
Dismissed 12/08/2003
May 2005
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99-05 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Hilux 4WD - 'Get in or get out of the way' (TV) utility being driven in an underground carpark then suburbs and finally a rural setting. Vehicles fly out of the way and fence posts are uprooted.
Dismissed 10/05/2005
114-05 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery - shows the vehicle speeding, making sudden turns and a 4 wheel drift
Dismissed 10/05/2005
August 1998
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118-98 H J Heinz Co Australia Ltd
H J Heinz - Tom Piper - steak and veg
Dismissed 11/08/1998
March 1998
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13-98 Ventura International Pty Ltd
Ventura International - "How to host a Murder."
Dismissed 10/03/1998
15-98 Lexus Australia
Lexus Australia - "Don't worry Your Majesty."
Dismissed Print 10/03/1998
December 1998
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271-98 S C Johnson & Son Pty Ltd
SC Johnson - Raid - no cockroaches
Dismissed 08/12/1998
May 1999
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138-99 Snack Brands Australia
Snack Brands - Thins - "Doctor/surgeon conducting a ward round"
Dismissed 11/05/1999
September 2003
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278-03 Atari Australia Pty Ltd
Atari - "Tomb Raider 2" - Lara Croft pointing two large handguns.
Dismissed Transport 09/09/2003
May 2007
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141-07 Global One Mobile Entertainment
Global One - Mobile Active - SMS Paris
Dismissed 08/05/2007
November 2002
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283-02 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon - vehicle driven through variety of traffic conditions, tunnel, water, steep streets, sharp corners 'Can't get enough of this / No boundaries'.
Dismissed 12/11/2002
September 2007
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289-07 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser - Harpic - man hit in testes by broom handle he steps on
Dismissed 11/09/2007
February 2004
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30-04 Celeste Corporation Pty Ltd
Celeste Corp - Jiffy Foods - "She's my Jiffy girl"
Dismissed Radio 17/02/2004
November 2004
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302-04 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Colt - small boy looking up in amazement at girl's long legs
Dismissed 09/11/2004
306-04 Norman Hotel
Norman Hotel - "the worst vegetarian restaurant and we're proud of it" - promoting their meat meals
Dismissed Radio 09/11/2004
July 2001
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168-01 RACQ
RACQ - (1) Dad imitates son's driving (2)wife car breaks down (3)boat accident (4) topiary tree (5) doorbell sounds like car horn (6) backseat behaviour by sons (7) mature couple(8) chihauhau with vet bucket on head
Dismissed 10/07/2001
July 2002
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170-02 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
Meat & Livestock - deaf child eating lamb cutlet signs "I love eating lamb chops because I can use my hands"
Dismissed 09/07/2002
173-02 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery ES & SE - DVD player included as bonus.
Dismissed 09/07/2002
October 1999
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323-99 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Nutri Grain - Iron Man Food' - man exercising in horror/fantasy setting
Dismissed 12/10/1999
December 2005
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337-05 Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited
Inghams - Selections - Mother dyes son's football jersey and Dad's shirt pink then serves them checken and voiceover says "Ingham's makes any Mum a great Mum"
Dismissed 13/12/2005
November 2007
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361-07 Rivers (Aust) Pty Ltd
Rivers - "What's got Helen screaming? Could it be that we asked her to pull her pants down?"
Dismissed Print 13/11/2007
February 2008
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37-08 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - Sportage - woman in car doesn't want to answer her mobile so she holds it up to the ear of the driver to speak, when his phone rings she answers for him
Dismissed 13/02/2008
39-08 Blinck Mobile
Blinck Mobile - Naughty Games - Hot Strip Poker Text STRIP to 191198
Dismissed 13/02/2008
October 2006
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373-06 McMillan Criminal Lawyer
McMillan Criminal Lawyer - police barge into dingy low-income home and violently drag husband off - hysteria prevails
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 10/10/2006
December 1999
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403-99 Rentlo
Rentlo - urinating in wardrobe
Dismissed 07/12/1999
March 2000
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41-00 Pizza Haven
Pizza Haven - panhandler-type with cattle prod
Dismissed 14/03/2000
February 2009
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42-09 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - 4WD avoids traffic by leaving the road and driving 'off-road'and splashes water and mud onto other drivers.
Dismissed TV - Pay 11/02/2009
November 2006
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427-06 Jamberoo Action Park
Jamberoo Action Park - young teenage girl shown on water slide wearing skimpy bikini exposing small breasts
Dismissed 14/11/2006
January 2008
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448-07 BSR Group
BSR Group - Betta Electrical - baby Jesus throwing gifts back at the wise men
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 16/01/2008
March 2007
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47-07 AGL Energy Ltd
AGL - set your fridge between 3-5 degrees to save energy
Dismissed 13/03/2007
November 2010
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0455-10 Body Conquest
Image of a woman lying on her side on the beach with her back to the camera. She is visible from her lower back to her mid calves and is wearing red thong bikini bottoms. The text above her reads, "Like to look and feel a bit CHEEKY this Summer?" followed by details of how you can contact www.bodyconquest.com.au.
Dismissed Print 10/11/2010
December 2008
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505-08 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Kluger - Internet ad with silhouette of children fighting in back seat of car - shows a slap
Dismissed Internet 10/12/2008
513-08 Yum Restaurants International
Yum Restaurants - Pizza Hut - three youths in car mucking around and distracting driver
Dismissed 10/12/2008
February 1999
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18-99 Toy & Hobby Agencies Pty Ltd
Toy & Hobby Agencies - "Little girl playing with doll"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
January 2007
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522-06 Decks By Design
Decks By Design - naked man (Steve Irwin lookalike) standing on a deck holding a large power drill in front of his genitals with the text "Is your deck too small?"
Dismissed Print 16/01/2007
July 2007
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189-07 Bob Jane Corporation
Bob Jane - two women leaning seductively over car as man asks another "are they yours where did you pick them up?" - girls then realise they're discussing the tyres
Dismissed 10/07/2007
August 2002
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199-02 Kraft Foods Ltd
Kraft Foods - Toblerone - priest with cheeks bulging from chocolate - caption "What? Share them?'
Dismissed Print 12/08/2002

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