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November 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0505-18 Carlton and United Breweries
An adult male is used to represent a bottle of Carlton Dry. He is taken from a beer fridge and slid across a bar to a customer. The customer then walks through the bar carrying the male as if he was a bottle of beer. They pass a 'stereotypical' German in Bavarian costume to highlight the difference in the beers.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 28/11/2018
0507-18 Department of Social Services
A Father, Young son and daughter are in a car and the son mentions detention for lifting a girls skirt. The father makes a comment in disbelief. The little girl then speaks about how she is already going to accept that in the future she will be harassed and possibly abused.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 28/11/2018
0508-18 IAG Insurance
Man rides motorcycle to shops repeating milk and toilet paper over and over, then stops to urinate on a tree before continuing to ride to shops.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 28/11/2018
0509-18 Hanes Brands Inc
Bonds television advertisement featuring an Australian white Christmas.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 28/11/2018
0514-18 BizCover
This ad shows a dirty and neglected foot with severely overgrown pixelated toenails which are in the  process of being clipped. The intended message being rather than watching something like this one should go to Bizcover's website and make us of their products.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 28/11/2018
December 2014
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0506-14 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi Outlander 4WD:A couple drive to their children’s school and go into the school during school hours to take their two children, age range 6-9 yrs, out of class to go recreational driving off road and Beach driving. The vehicle drives on the beach to meet a sea plane.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0507-14 Fantasy Lingerie
Girls wearing sexy/fantasy lingerie posing on all fours and with their legs open.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0511-14 ASSA ABLOY
An ad for LOCKWOOD Digital Door Lock. A woman appears to be locked out of her home when putting the garbage out but the voiceover says "just use the finger" and she holds her index finger up to then put in the key pad code to enter her home.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0514-14 Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd
The new Bonds underwear advertisement. People in underwear on swings and doing somersaults.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0516-14 AAMI
Two men in vehicle dressed in fancy dress swerve to avoid a cat on the road (Trevor) which is owned by a female jogger, cat runs up tree and one man in the car tries to rescue it.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0518-14 QANTAS Airways Ltd
The latest Qantas advert is for workers from what appears to be remote locations going to fly home to family.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0520-14 Coles
The Coles advertisement exclaims that their washing powder is only $4, everyday etc.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0523-14 Aldi Australia
Large lady assumed to represent a French woman speaking to promote Aldi products and the advertisement ends with the woman saying 'I like French kissing' and beckoning to a weak-looking, small man to get up from a couch to come over to her and then they engage in what is evidently French kissing in an offensive and lewd manner.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0527-14 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsi ad. It's terribly sexist and implies that camping is not a good time for women on their own and camping will be much more fun if they get attention from men who are hooting at them and want to get into their tent.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0528-14 Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd
Quote from ad- 'You're not born glamorous- you create it'
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0529-14 Campbell's Australia
You are currently airing a commercial for shapes where a women is bullying a young girl playing table tennis.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0534-14 Specsavers Pty Ltd
An ad for Specsavers shot on the beach at a game of beach volleyball
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
0536-14 Calvin Klein Perfume
TV advertisement in channel 9 - details above
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
January 2016
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0506-15 Freeview
Advert advertising Freeview TV where young girls uses the phrase "Oh My God."
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 20/01/2016
0507-15 Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund
The ad shows a man walking down the street towards a subway restaurant who undertakes three activities on his way. In one scene he ducks underneath a pain of glass that two workmen are carrying.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 20/01/2016
0510-15 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
The ad involves a car racing two bikes down a hill, with the end line "don't worry, it's a mitsi"
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 20/01/2016
0511-15 Patties Foods Pty Ltd
The TV advertisement promotes Patties Party Pies. The advertisement opens with a mother taking Party Pies out of the oven and calling, “Daniel, the Party Pies are ready”. Music similar to the Star Wars theme then begins as the family heads towards the kitchen in slow motion to eat the Party Pies, chanting to the song. Their son then appears dressed as an astronaut walking slowly down the stairs to the kitchen, as the parents continue chanting to the music and thumping the table. The boy sits at the table and takes off his helmet as the father passes him a party pie.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 20/01/2016
0513-15 Cricket Australia
The advertisements for Brisbane Heat is marketing family fun. It is full of "boing, boing" sound effects. This tv adversisement has plenty of family and kids images of fun at the cricket. This advertisement includes 2 slim, very pretty women, in tight garments, standing and jumping up and down. One in a tight blue dress and the other in a tied shirt.These women are jumping up and down with well-timed "boing boing" sound effects.
Dismissed Sport and Leisure TV - Free to Air 20/01/2016
November 2016
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0506-16 Crownbet
It is one of the Crown Bet money back ads that says if your horse doesn't win you get your money back
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 23/11/2016
December 2016
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0507-16 Aldi Australia
The entire ad presents Americans in a negative light, celebrating Christmas in an inferior way to Australian celebrations.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0509-16 Enably.com.au
The advertisement shows a man standing in a hallway with a ladder and a cat that he promised a banking authority he would teach to change a light bulb.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0511-16 Ozkleen
I don't think we need to see a man in a pair of biggie smugglers cleaning a shower then turn around to the front and the camera show her personal part it looks gross
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0520-16 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Young females in their under wear stroking their bodies in the genial area / vagina also with the hair removal product several times. This was shown in a provocative and titillating way.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0530-16 Icon Film Distribution Australia
Hacksaw ridge movie ad kept coming up on ads whilst we are watching kids shows regular show and adventure time
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0531-16 Sexpo Pty Ltd
The ad was advertising the upcoming Sexpo.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0532-16 Super Cheap Auto Pty Ltd
The advertisement features 4 raised 4WD Ute being driven furiously and dangerously on a beach and on public roads. Super Cheap Auto and the producers of this advertisement should hang their heads in shames, as should Shell and Castrol. I have uploaded a copy of the ad to YouTube: https://youtu.be/V6eH-2u2Rw
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0534-16 Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
They stated that Almond Milk is high in Calcium It's not.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
0535-16 Muzz Buzz
Adult pouring drink on child's hair for his satisfaction.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 07/12/2016
November 2017
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Mediasort descending Determination date
0510-17 KIA Automotive Australia
A Kia Rio is seen speeding across a wide open space. It then does a sudden turn (a four-wheel drift) and comes to a stop.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 22/11/2017
0516-17 Roadshow Films
Promotion of new release movie Bad Moms 2
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 22/11/2017
0523-17 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
The ad depicted an adolescent hitting themselves and parents engaging in a conversation about placing pressure on children.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 22/11/2017
0524-17 Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman, children placing hands and face on ovens & cooktops.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 22/11/2017
0525-17 Sabco
Person cleaning. Something falls off the table. Voice says FIG JAM. Floor is cleaned and mop is shown being spun dry
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 22/11/2017
January 2015
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0512-14 Crawford Productions Pty Ltd
The advertisement lasting about 40 seconds was showing old re-runs of this old show Acropolis now and trying to sell DVD's. During one of the quick scenes an actor utters the words - "They call me wog" the ad then switches to other scenes of this old show.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 14/01/2015
December 2018
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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
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
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
0519-18 World Animal Protection
Encouraging viewers to help protect abused animals by showing footage of animals including bears, elephants and dogs being treated cruelly.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 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
December 2017
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0518-17 Hungry Jacks
A man is consuming a healthy beverage ie: wheatgrass juice at a health food bar and the plastic burger phone rings he answers it and a voice is telling him to ditch the juice and go to Hungry Jacks to buy an iced soft drink. He throws the wheatgrass juice over another patron and leaves for Hungry Jacks.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 06/12/2017
0521-17 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Telstra ad showing different types of shows you can watch if you connect with telstra.. with netflix and foxtel, images displayed were Zombie-like characters.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 06/12/2017
0529-17 AAMI
A girl with a foot injury goes to a Chinese Accupuncturist. She then kicks him in the face when he inserts a needle. He falls to the floor.This is false these neeedles do not hurt.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 06/12/2017
0532-17 Seek.com.au
Final scene shows close up of man wearing budgie smugglers that clearly shows the outline of his penis
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 06/12/2017
February 2015
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0530-14 Club Minx
Tv Ad for minx strip club in Brisbane
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 11/02/2015
February 2018
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0531-17 Holden Ltd
An add on television depicts unsafe positioning of seatbelt on a pregnant woman.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018

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