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E.g., 09/12/2019
E.g., 09/12/2019
February 2019
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0027-19 BetterHelp
The advertisement depicts a women having a panic attack in her car and house. It ends with her chatting online with a 'counsellor' from betterhelp.com.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
0032-19 A2 Milk
Baby formula tin with the headline ‘believe in better’ and photo of a baby.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Billboard 06/02/2019
0031-19 Ladbroke.com.au
Ladbrokes advertising gambling on australian open. Features a close up of a woman's bust swinging a tennis raquet.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
0026-19 Santos Ltd
The advertisment promoted Santos’s environmental benefits of natural gas (CSG) compared to coal mines, alongside their involvement in the Tour Down Under.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
0012-19 SodaStream Australia
Soda stream uses one reusable bottle to make hundreds of carbonated drinks, rather than wasting hundreds of bottles. Hundreds of plastic bottles are shown.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
0025-19 Youfoodz
Youfoodz ad featuring people describing places where they have 'lost it'.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
January 2019
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0547-18 Moranbah Dental
There are two men in a red convertible sports car. They are ogling two women sitting at a bus stop. One of the men sneezes and his dentures fly out of his mouth.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0017-19 Museum of Old and New Art
Television advertisement for MONA exhibition.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0542-18 Yum Restaurants International
BucketLive a little
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Transport 23/01/2019
0553-18 Wicked Campers
Wicked camper car with Catoons painted marked car with sexual slogan across the back written in bold print stating: ""I'm no Fred Flintstone but I can make your bedrock"
Dismissed Travel Transport 23/01/2019
0020-19 Specsavers Pty Ltd
Male subject attaching basketball ring to a car garage door instead of above it.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0024-19 WR Engineering
The advertisement involves two men discussing how "she's still looking good after all these years" while overlooking a woman gardening. The woman then realises the men are discussing a garage door.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0550-18 Insight Timer
Insight Timer, a global meditation app posts regular feel-good quotes on Instagram to inspire users. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq1ZtQuBjU_/  
Dismissed Health Products Internet - Social - Instagram 23/01/2019
0003-19 Mars Wrigley Confectionery
The ad has three women each eating Maltesers whilst describing their weekend. 
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0011-19 Booking.com Internation B.V.
It shows people in different countries with accomodation.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0016-19 Sexyland
Sexy land ads at 7.59am advertising a sexy land sale with clear direction to purchase a rabbit and lubricant and other sex toys on sale.
Dismissed Sex Industry Radio 23/01/2019
0023-19 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's advertising the new 36 flavour frozen fantas. 
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0540-18 Yum Restaurants International
There is a child sitting with some kfc and a voice over that says something like "sometimes you just have to say bucket"
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - On Demand 23/01/2019
0002-19 Wicked Campers
Wicked camper van with SA registration S 799 BAC with the slogan “masturbation is the only thing that isn’t taxed, regulated or illegal. That’s your "freedom". You’re free to go fuck yourself...” on the back of the van and the words 'Bukowski Some people never go crazy. What truely horrible lives they must lead", on the side of the van with a cartoon image of a man lighting a cigarette.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Travel Transport 23/01/2019
0548-18 Stephanie's Boutique Lingerie
In the ad, there are multiple images of women in their underwear.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0019-19 ACON Inc.
Billboard with two people on top of each other, on a bed, without clothing. Text encouraging people to get tested for HIV, including the phrase "we test".
Dismissed Community Awareness Billboard 23/01/2019
0554-18 Kittens
A black bus with blacked out windows. On the back of the bus, there was a large colour photo of a group of women dressed in lingerie in sexually provocative poses. Along the side of the bus, there was another large image of a woman dressed in lingerie reclining on her back with her knees bent.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Transport 23/01/2019
0006-19 Ferrero Australia Pty Ltd
The advertisement is a Kinder app called ‘Magic Kinder’, available for download on mobile devices. The app promotes the Kinder brand and products to children, Kinder Surprise in particular.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries App 23/01/2019
0014-19 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota Kluger ad featuring a woman applying lipstick at traffic lights. This advertisement also features a man looking at the woman when the rear window winds down and her son stares at the man. 
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0022-19 Ultra Tune Australia
TV advertisement for Ultra Tune featuring Charlie Sheen
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0543-18 Honey Birdette
This poster advertisement features a model laying down, wearing electric blue and black lingerie with suspenders. The caption on the ad states 'Honey B's guide to Christmas TAKE THE REINS Whitney Set'.
Dismissed Lingerie Poster 23/01/2019
0001-19 Thomas Farms Kitchen
The ads message was that the prepared meals were timesaving so texting your partner ‘What’s for dinner?” Was no longer necessary , leaving time for more important messages and The ad then ended by saying “wink emoji, eggplant, question mark”
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Radio 23/01/2019
0546-18 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McRib advertised by McDonalds - Two children eating McRib's at the beach with a voice overlay as a man walks past in speedos.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0005-19 Pretty Little Thing
Young women dancing around in the street and rain to sell clothing.
Dismissed Clothing TV - Pay 23/01/2019
0013-19 SsanngYong
Ad shows a vehicle driving at speed into what is portrayed as sea water on a beach.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0009-19 Godfreys
The advertisement was of a Godfreys warehouse sale which depicted several moving forklifts.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0021-19 Yes Loans
There are two television commercials. In each, a man addresses the camera and describes being left in financial difficulty due to the actions of his former female partner.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0541-18 Yum Restaurants International
There is a child sitting with some kfc and a voice over that says something like "sometimes you just have to say bucket"
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue App 23/01/2019
0549-18 Narbil Training
2 guys talking to each other, one guy uses an insult to the other guy by calling him a “deadset ranga” because he didn’t understand what he was saying about him wanting training and they work at a training placeThe offended guy objects to being called a ranga because he doesn’t have red hair
Dismissed Education Radio 23/01/2019
0018-19 Hungry Jacks
15 second ad, man dancing to a song singing 'Summer bbq pineapple whopper'
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Internet - Social - Other 23/01/2019
0552-18 Department of Health and Human Services (TAS)
Meningococcal ad from Tas Government where a group of teenagers react to the news that their friend Emily has died.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 23/01/2019
0544-18 Cheap as Chips
This is a Christmas product advertising brochure delivered in the mail and therefore accessible to all ages. The brochure would be read by people of all ages including children. On page 3 there is a picture of a young girl in a 'Christmas tutu', next to this is a picture of a young man wearing a 'Christmas mankini' with three smaller picture of different designs next to his large picture.
Dismissed Retail Print 23/01/2019
0511-18 Mars Wrigley Confectionery
I have to watch an “m&m’s makes movies” advertisement that shows a man following a woman that implies the abduction of the woman by the man who drives away in a car when I go to the cinema.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Cinema 23/01/2019
December 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort ascending
0515-18 Munchkin Inc
The ad shows cows roaming free and the manufacturer is saying their formula is 100% grass fed cows. But it’s insinuating that the cows shown are the cows that the milk is from. When in actual fact the milk comes from cows that are mass produced and are used and abused. They are impregnated with a rape tools and are not happy and free roaming cows as per portrayed.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 12/12/2018
0522-18 Wicked Campers
The Wicked camper vehicle with SA registration S646BTA had the slogan "Would a man know his way around a woman's clitoris....even if he had a GPS?"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Travel Transport 12/12/2018
0532-18 Wicked Campers
Wicked van with QLD registration "229XUM'. Text states "You're not a woman until humans come out of your vagina and trample on your dreams". 
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Travel Transport 12/12/2018
0530-18 Wicked Campers
Wicked van with SA registration "S604BTD". Text states "Lets play a game of fuck-off. You go first"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Travel Transport 12/12/2018
0513-18 Skoda
The lyrics of the song on the ad ("Stone Cold Classic" by AKA George) includes the line "I goddamn have it"
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/12/2018
0537-18 The Firm Gentlemens Club
Creative execution displaying women with very little clothing, along with the copy, "The Firm. Buck's Nights".
Dismissed Sex Industry Poster 12/12/2018
0518-18 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Many gadgets for christmas. Use of drone by children too close to parents kissing under mistletoe.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 12/12/2018
0498-18 Kittens
The billboard is of a young women who is in her underwear in a sexually explicit pose supposedly offering to wash your car.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Billboard 12/12/2018
0535-18 Honey Birdette
Advertisement with a woman in white lingerie and the text "Leave Santa a treat" - Jessica Set
Dismissed Lingerie Poster 12/12/2018
0533-18 Yum Restaurants International
The advert shows a child at a dinner table. He is playing with the food while an older adult watches on. Person comes in with large bucket of KFC. Child says "bucket" and grabs the KFC out of the bucket
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Pay 12/12/2018
0531-18 Carlton and United Breweries
Television advertisement depicting a woman as a beer. Shows her in an esky. 
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 12/12/2018
0512-18 Remedy Kombucha Pty Ltd
Enormous sign around building facing both Springvale Rd. & High St.Road with the word GET FRUCT.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Billboard 12/12/2018

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