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February 2000
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10-00 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Footy Burger
Dismissed 08/02/2000
February 2002
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10-02 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
Meat & Livestock - 2 ads - (1)choir singing national anthem, with lamb chop bounces over words; (2) lamb chop on BBQ, national anthem, and voiceovers commenting on Aussies disagreeing on certain issues
Dismissed 12/02/2002
February 2005
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10-05 Agfaphoto Australia
Agfaphoto - "thousands are captured all over the world every day, men, women, children, pets…. The guilty are among us "free your memories - print your digital photos"
Dismissed 08/02/2005
April 2006
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100-06 Oz Spy
Oz Spy - surveillance equipment - image portrays an ethnic man assumed to be burglar
Dismissed Cinema 11/04/2006
April 2009
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100-09 Sarre Photography
Sarre Photography - Print ad of male and female lying down embracing. Image includes view of female buttocks.
Dismissed Print 08/04/2009
109-09 Fernwood Fitness Centres Aust Pty Ltd
Fernwood Fitness - Transport Vehicle with byline "These are the only balls you will find at fernwood".
Dismissed Transport 08/04/2009
March 2010
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100-10 Klosters Ford
Klosters Ford 100/10. Cinema ad with an elderly gentleman using the word F... (which is bleeped out)
Dismissed Cinema 10/03/2010
103-10 Pole Princess
Pole Princess (103/10)Outdoor. Billboard depicts silhouette of a woman pole dancing "He'll never go on a buck's night again"
Dismissed Outdoor 10/03/2010
105-10 Fernwood Fitness Centres Aust Pty Ltd
Fernwood 105/10 Internet. "Join for FOX sake" Banner on website
Dismissed Internet 10/03/2010
May 1999
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100-99 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Magna - "Red sports car overtakes the Magna"
Dismissed 11/05/1999
May 2002
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101-02 LG International Corp.
LG International - 'Super Enz' - laundry detergent - man asks "how hard can it be to throw clothing into washing machine?" Man then chased by angry women
Dismissed 14/05/2002
106-02 Nestle Australia Ltd
Nestle - Milky Bar Kid points gun at Dastardly Dick after he's been through booby traps
Dismissed 14/05/2002
May 2004
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101-04 Invista Australia Pty Ltd
Invista - Stain Master Carpets - Sir Les Patterson trashes carpet then watches woman clean up the mess
Dismissed 11/05/2004
106-04 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Anzac Day - old digger with comrades gradually vanishing
Dismissed 11/05/2004
107-04 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC Twister Wrap - women break up with boyfriends in favour of Twister Wraps
Dismissed 11/05/2004
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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101-05 Goodman Fielder Baking Australia
Goodman Fielder - Uncle Toby's - OT's - Ian Thorpe says it's "Fully Sick" to mother on phone who has 3 children who won't eat their cereal until she rings and consults Thorpie
Dismissed 10/05/2005
103-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Happy Meals - Toy Dogs
Dismissed 10/05/2005
105-05 Frucor Beverages (Australia) Pty Ltd
Frucor - V - cockroach does weightlifting after drinking V
Dismissed 10/05/2005
106-05 Sports Truth
Sports Truth - Woman in a G-String and a vest
Dismissed Outdoor 10/05/2005
107-05 Capt'n Snooze
Capt'n Snooze - Woman declares "It doesn't take me much money to get into bed". She then continues to explain that the beds at Snooze are pretty cheap.
Dismissed 10/05/2005
110-05 Lexus Australia
Lexus Australia - V8 GS430 - car is chained to the wall indicating power
Dismissed Outdoor 10/05/2005
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
112-05 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsico - man climbs out of window wash cage of multi-storey office with suction caps on hands/ feet. Other men give him a swig of Pepsi Max "Are you are sure?" & they say "Don't worry there's no sugar" he then tumbles down building using suction
Dismissed 10/05/2005
April 1999
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101-99 Bonlac Foods Ltd
Bonlac Foods - Western Star - "When you wish upon a star"
Dismissed 13/04/1999
102-99 Contract Kitchens
Contract Kitchens
Dismissed Radio 13/04/1999
103-99 Sunshine Coast Boat Show
Sunshine Coast Boat Show - "Person with legs hanging over front of boat"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 13/04/1999
105-99 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsi-Cola - Diet Pepsi - "Mr Right"
Dismissed Print 13/04/1999
106-99 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - Diet Coke - women scoring ideal man
Dismissed Print 13/04/1999
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
111-07 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Fiesta (print)- man/woman in white lab coats stand in front of clay model of car - male had brown clay handprint on his butt
Dismissed Print 10/04/2007
May 2001
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103-01 Nestle Chilled Dairy
Nestle - Chilled Dairy - ACTIV yogurt - 'Yum'
Dismissed 08/05/2001
108-01 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore SS sedan - speed as an 'escape' for young male driver
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 08/05/2001
June 2002
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104-02 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery "Spear" - man in river fly-fishing, another man naked, carries a spear. "Been anywhere interesting lately?" Landrover travelling through water'
Dismissed 11/06/2002
105-02 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery "Jogger" - jogging man stops to drip water from leaf into his mouth "Been anywhere interesting lately?
Dismissed 11/06/2002
April 2003
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104-03 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - MX5/Mazda 6 - three cars in line.
Dismissed 08/04/2003
105-03 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - Mazda 6 - boy rides bike without helmet in flashback sequence.
Dismissed 08/04/2003
April 2000
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106-00 Lismore City Speedway
Lismore City Speedway - 'bugger'
Dismissed 11/04/2000
April 2008
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106-08 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Triton Ute - Black 4WD driving through desert and bush, on seashore
Dismissed 09/04/2008
110-08 Puratap Pty Ltd
Puratap - "This man didn't install a Puratap so we hit him over the head with one" and clunking sound is heard, while continually hitting man as he cries out in pain
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Radio 09/04/2008
August 1998
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106-98 Lexus Australia
Lexus Australia - Brainpower
Dismissed 11/08/1998
107-98 Falls Creek Ski Lifts Pty Ltd
Falls Creek Ski Lifts - Grandmother - plastic hip
Dismissed Radio 11/08/1998
110-98 National Rugby League Ltd
NRL - "G'day girls."
Dismissed Radio 11/08/1998
April 2002
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107-02 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Escape - beach soccer
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 22/04/2002
May 2003
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108-03 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery - 'Crocodile' - man drives Land Rover on wrong side of road.
Dismissed 13/05/2003
109-03 Guests Furniture
Guests Furniture - woman hits man with handbag.
Dismissed 13/05/2003
February 2003
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11-03 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser - Mortein - Fly says 'Jeez'.
Dismissed 11/02/2003
February 2006
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11-06 Australian Fast Foods
Australian Fast Foods - Red Rooster - Geordie man says "in fact" but accent makes it sound like "fuct"
Dismissed 14/02/2006
February 1999
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11-99 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - "Oodnadatta"
Dismissed 09/02/1999
May 2000
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111-00 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon - Runout Sale
Dismissed 09/05/2000

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