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January 2020
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0027-20 Weeks Building Group
This television advertisement features a couple in a taxi at night. As the taxi meter gets higher, the man becomes agitated. He requests that the taxi driver stop and let the couple out, and then the woman is shown walking ahead of him on a footpath. The advertisement cuts to scenes of a new home.
Dismissed Professional Service TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0040-20 Roc Boots
This instagram advertisement for ROC school shoes depicts a girl from the waist down wearing a blue tartan skirt and black shoes.
Dismissed Education Internet - Social - Instagram 22/01/2020
April 2020
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0138-20 OPSM
This television advertisement features actor Liam Hemsworth walking into a store and telling the employee he's there to pick up his glasses.
Dismissed Professional Service TV - Free to Air 22/04/2020
April 2020
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0120-20 Bunurong Memorial Park
This billboard advertisement depicts a young boy playing on equipment and the text ""Ethan loves visiting grandma". The perfect place to celebrate life."
Dismissed Professional Service Billboard 08/04/2020
May 2020
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0165-20 Stacks Law Group
This television advertisement features stylised animation depicting a story as a voice over states, "Terry was struck by an out of control car, shattering his legs. The driver had had a diabetic fit so his insurer claimed it wasn't his fault. That's when Terry called Stacks. Their compensation expert uncovered that the driver had a similar attack days before and wasn't taking his medication. Terry's case was settled out of court for a significant sum. When it really matters you don't just need a lawyer, you need a specialist stack lawyer.
Dismissed Professional Service TV - Free to Air 27/05/2020
December 2020
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0360-20 Resume Results NQ
This Facebook advertisement is an image of a meme showing the text" "Do you have any talents? Me:" and a man dressed in hard hat and high visibility jacket crouching on the ground. The shadow that he makes on the ground bears similarity to a penis and testicles.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Professional Service Internet - Social - Facebook 16/12/2020
0361-20 Resume Results NQ
This Facebook advertisement is an image of a meme showing two construction workers and the text: BOSS: Know why I called you in here? ME: Because I accidently sent you a dick pic BOSS: (stops pouring 2 glasses of wine) Accidently?
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Professional Service Internet - Social - Facebook 16/12/2020
October 2019
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0349-19 Whytes Chartered Accountants
This print advertisement feature an image of an Asian woman in a business suit and the words 'She won't call you Mate, buy you lunch or talk about the Eagles. But she will save your business 33-50% a year on accounting fees'.
Dismissed Professional Service Print 23/10/2019
March 1999
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51-99 Australian College of Journalism
Australian College of Journalism - cartoon of woman
Dismissed Education Print 09/03/1999
42-99 The University of Southern Queensland
University of Southern Queensland - "Computer image of man's head"
Dismissed Education Print 09/03/1999
44-99 Encyclopaedia Britannica (Aust) Inc
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dismissed Education Radio 09/03/1999
November 2017
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0471-17 University of Sydney
A billboard ad with the hands of brown women reaching through a chain link fence with the phrase "unlearn criminal" in white writing over the top
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Education Billboard 08/11/2017
September 2014
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0379-14 Evocca College
A young man jumping off a jetty into a dam / river - Advertisement for Evocca College
Dismissed Education TV - Free to Air 24/09/2014
October 2010
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0420-10 Australian Education Union
A teacher speaks about a number of students in her class, and their different needs in terms of education. The teacher makes the case that if the class size was smaller, then she would have more time to spend with each individual student, and that each student would then be better able to be educated according to his or her specific needs. For one of the students, the teacher comments, "Dominic is not engaged.
Dismissed Education 27/10/2010
July 2005
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176-05 The Sharemarket College
The Sharemarket College - Shows a Buddhist Monk catching & releasing an insect with chopsticks, then shows a woman spraying it dead
Dismissed Education 12/07/2005
October 2014
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0411-14 Builders Academy Australia
Advertisement depicts a builder demonstrating his skills after completing a Builders Academy training course. Includes throwing a chisel, jumping off a building and firing a nail gun freely in the open
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Education TV - Pay 08/10/2014
0410-14 Builders Academy Australia
Builder seen using nail guns without safety lock.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Education TV - Free to Air 08/10/2014
September 2019
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0283-19 Screenwise
This advertisement is for an acting school and features various scenes including one woman chasing another, then tackling her and putting her hands around her throat; a man sitting against a wall looking sad; a couple laughing together; a kiss scene; two men sitting on the ground in a dark room.
Dismissed Education Cinema 11/09/2019
November 2001
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239-01 James Cook University
James Cook University
Dismissed Education 09/11/2001
January 2007
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524-06 Australian Institute of Music
Australian Institute of Music ""Don't torture your soul with the wrong career" - disfigured naked woman slumped on floor
Dismissed Education Print 16/01/2007
February 1999
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10-99 University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania - "Life is short - get a degree"
Dismissed Education Cinema 09/02/1999
February 2005
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13-05 Excom Education Pty Ltd
Excom Education - "is your job giving you the shits?
Dismissed Education Radio 08/02/2005
August 2016
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0355-16 Harvest Education Technical College
An ad with the written text: 'Australian women are being sexually assaulted at twice the rate of women worldwide. There is never a good enough excuse for rape but there is help and now you can be the one to give them the help they need in order to Survive. STUDY a Diploma of Community Services now!' There are three photos in the advertisement of sexy young women, one displaying her midriff and cleavage, all of whom bear bruises and marks of physical assault.
Dismissed Education Internet - Social - Facebook 24/08/2016
0341-16 Fresh 92.7 FM
A social worker asking a young boy to tell her what has been going on at home. The young boy replies that he has not seen his mother in 3 days and has been left to prepare his own food himself. The boy says his mother has been in her room making elite trap beats. Voice over says this is the third incident so far from the Fresh 92.7 music production course. It must be "lit" (said to sound awesome or amazing). The young boy is then crying and saying what about your real family mum?
Dismissed Education Radio 24/08/2016
December 1998
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246-98 Roads & Traffic Authority
Roads & Traffic Authority - "Ran over a little girl"
Dismissed Education 08/12/1998
274-98 State Forests of NSW
State Forest of NSW - "Talk it over with Mum first"
Dismissed Education 08/12/1998
October 1998
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173-98 Keep Australia Beautiful Council of WA
Keep Australia Beautiful Council of WA
Dismissed Education 13/10/1998
November 1998
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200-98 World Society for Protection of Animals
World Society for Protection of Animals - Bears
Dismissed Education 10/11/1998
224-98 Employment National
Employment National - "Get a Job"
Dismissed Education 10/11/1998
July 2002
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158-02 World Society for Protection of Animals
World Society for Protection of Animals - Bears version 2
Dismissed Education 09/07/2002
July 2010
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0300-10 ACARA
The ad shows a number of children sitting in a bus and as they look out their windows they draw moving cartoon illustrations on the windows representing their future, imagined, occupations.
Dismissed Education TV - Pay 14/07/2010
August 2014
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0311-14 AADA
Advertisement of up coming professional seminar for dentists by AA DA in Bite Australia's leading dental magazine published by Engage media p17 contact [email protected]
Dismissed Education Print 27/08/2014
May 2008
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164-08 Murdoch University
Murdoch University - Amazing Discoveries - Chicken
Dismissed Education 19/05/2008
November 2006
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409-06 Redtail Group Australia
Redtail Group - Amazing Human Body exhibition - 400 real human specimens, including 18 whole bodies and individual organs
Dismissed Education 14/11/2006
April 2018
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0192-18 Monash University
It is a series of images or short clips before drawing to a black screen with the Monash University logo. It begins with a person in a black hoodie king hitting someone.
Dismissed Education TV - On Demand 24/04/2018
December 1999
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386-99 Milestone Marketing & Publications
Milestone Marketing - "Sizzling Sex Life"
Dismissed Education Print 07/12/1999
May 2014
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0164-14 Think Education Group
Billboard advertising a website to go to for education options includes images of women in various reclined positions.
Dismissed Education Billboard 28/05/2014
February 2010
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36-10 EPOCH
Epoch (36/10) Print. GYST 'get your shit together" personal development course
Dismissed Education Print 10/02/2010
October 2000
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298-00 TAFE Queensland
TAFE Queensland
Dismissed Education 17/10/2000
May 2015
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0164-15 Catholic Ladies College
It was a poster on the back of a bus for Catholic Ladies College (CLC,an all girls school) in Melbourne, Australia. It said in large writing "girls learn better with girls" with some smaller writing underneath such as the name of the school, and I think the location.
Dismissed Education Transport 13/05/2015
February 2010
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61-10 Canberra Institute of Technology
Canberra Institute of Technology - Transport(61/10)- games programmer course with graphic zombie image
Dismissed Education Transport 24/02/2010
January 2019
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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
May 2018
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0252-18 Monash University
Using the deaths in the Middle East and people being burned alive in the London apartment fire
Dismissed Education Cinema 23/05/2018
February 2001
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382-00 Macquarie Unversity - Sydney
Macquarie University - Advising Day
Dismissed Education Print 13/02/2001
June 2010
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0262-10 ACARA
The ad shows a number of children sitting in a bus and as they look out their windows they draw moving cartoon illustrations on the windows representing their future, imagined, occupations.
Dismissed Education 22/06/2010
May 2018
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0227-18 Monash University
Shocking images of violence
Dismissed Education Internet - Social - Other 09/05/2018
June 2013
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0217-13 South Australian Tourism Commission
Advert promoting Barossa Valley.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Cinema 26/06/2013
December 2013
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0425-13 Warner Village Theme Parks
An internet ad on the side bar of the smh.com homepage showing youing girls coming down a slide at a water park.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Internet 11/12/2013
January 2015
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0562-14 Museum of Old and New Art
Sex and drugs $20 MONAWelcome to Hobart
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Billboard 14/01/2015
November 2013
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0395-13 Adventure World
A very large oversized billboard erected on the grounds of Adventure World, and amusement park in Bibra Lake which is situated at a very busy traffic intersection, and is completely inescapable at a red light. Its also not such an easy road to bypass (or I would).
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Billboard 27/11/2013

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