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July 2013
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0207-13 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota Kluger - woman talks to receptionist about buying one
Dismissed Vehicle 10/07/2013
November 2006
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451-06 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsico - Pepsi Max - animated toy clown wielding chainsaw is demonstrated at a board meeting, then cuts itself out of Christmas present and begins to cut down Christmas tree singing "be my friend, be my friend"
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 14/11/2006
April 1999
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102-99 Contract Kitchens
Contract Kitchens
Dismissed Radio 13/04/1999
May 2010
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0211-10 Energy Australia
The advertisement opens with a Coach standing in front of a whiteboard talking passionately about the tactics of the game of soccer and encouraging and revving up the team so they can win. There are the sounds of a cheering crowd in the background. As the camera pulls back, it is revealed that the Coach is surrounded by a group of disinterested children, who do not seem to be paying much attention to the Coach’s words of encouragement. The following words then appear: “Coach Allen wastes energy explaining the finer points of the game.”
Dismissed House Goods Services 26/05/2010
November 2008
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459-08 Quit Victoria
Quit Victoria - young child left at station - begins to cry - imagine how he'll feel if you die from smoking
Dismissed Community Awareness 12/11/2008
April 2006
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106-06 Sally-Anne
Sally-Anne - Perth Yellow Pages - woman with blonde hair wearing mauve low-cut bosom-revealing top. Lying on her stomach looking towards camera with mouth parted in sultry manner. "For gentlemen. Private in Lovely Home. My recorded info."
Dismissed Sex Industry Print 11/04/2006
140-06 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsico - Pepsi Max - man wears rabbit ears and tail and sent out to race in front of dogs - commentator remarks "What an ugly rabbit!"
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 11/04/2006
May 2017
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0214-17 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
It's a TV ad for a new ute talking about 'there is tough and then there's tough ' . The brand is VW Commercial. The ute is the new Amarok Core 4x4.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Pay 24/05/2017
May 2004
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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
June 2015
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0218-15 Murray Goulburn
Devondale cheese slices.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Pay 10/06/2015
0230-15 Centrefold Lounge/Men's Gallery
The whole car is covered in advertising including large photo of a woman bending over, from behind with g string only on.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Transport 10/06/2015
May 2005
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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
May 2018
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0222-18 Lion
A short commercial showing about 4 men in a boat fishing and then drinking Iron Jack beer
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 09/05/2018
0226-18 Ubisoft P/L
Advertising for Far Cry 5 on side of bus. Looks like the Last Supper but with characters from the game.
Dismissed Entertainment Transport 09/05/2018
December 2006
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487-06 Australian Showgirls
Australian Showgirls - young blond woman wearing white bra, white g-string and white thigh-high stockings lying on her side facing camera
Dismissed Sex Industry Outdoor 12/12/2006
496-06 Suntory (Aust) Pty Ltd
Suntory - Frangelico Essenza - woman holding a hazelnut nut in her lips as it drips the Frangelico liqueur into a glass with ice and slices of lime
Dismissed Alcohol Outdoor 12/12/2006
April 2007
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114-07 Dragon City Lanes
Dragon City Lanes - "Tight-arse Tuesday" - for an affordable outing
Dismissed Radio 10/04/2007
April 2009
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117-09 Telstra Corporation Ltd
Telstra Corporation 117/09 - TV young girl talking to her Dad on the mobile while driving a car.
Dismissed Telecommunications 08/04/2009
July 2004
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176-04 Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd
Procter & Gamble - Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup - man coughing in office - woman drops pot plant on his head
Dismissed Health Products 13/07/2004
December 2008
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501-08 BUPA Australia Health Pty Ltd
BUPA - HBA insurance - man dressed in green - stereotype of irish man
Dismissed Insurance 10/12/2008
June 2001
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120-01 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Asian man spreadeagled over candle
Dismissed 12/06/2001
123-01 Just Jeans Group
Just Jeans - Snowman's nose becomes erect penis
Dismissed Clothing 12/06/2001
138-01 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Lipton - Tea - man in underpants 'indicating a sex act'
Dismissed 12/06/2001
May 2009
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179-09 Calvin Klein Underwear
Calvin Klein print double page image of five people partly naked in sexual poses.
Dismissed Clothing Print 14/05/2009
188-09 Simon de Winter
Simon de Winter (188/09) Kayser lingerie Billboard four women wearing lacy underwear covering their breasts/ headless bodies
Dismissed Clothing Outdoor 14/05/2009
July 2014
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0234-14 Electrodry
Advertisement displaying a couple on a couch reading the newspaper commenting on a 14 day satisfaction guarantee.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
0242-14 Dainty Group
Miley Cyrus new Australian tour Bangerz features Miley dancing and rolling around in sexually suggestive poses.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 09/07/2014
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
July 2005
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182-05 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Just Right - man throwing a dart at a revolving globe of the world with no regard to where it lands. The dart hits the globe and is propelled towards a lamp and then into space.
Dismissed 12/07/2005
March 2007
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52-07 Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (SA) Limited
Thoroughbred Racing SA Club - Adelaide Cup 2007 (O/D) - woman holding horseshoes to look like handcuffs
Dismissed Outdoor 13/03/2007
55-07 Skin Ski & Surf
Skin Ski & Surf - children in sexy poses, sexy voices and sexual connotations
Dismissed Clothing 13/03/2007
June 2005
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126-05 Trims Finance Pty Ltd
Trims - Levi's zip sweat, loose fit surf jean (him), Levis Long sleeved baby rid tee, loose fit surf jean (her) - girl backed up to a tree her legs straddled around a guy, he is open mouthed against her neck
Dismissed Clothing Print 14/06/2005
June 2008
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185-08 Peugeot Automobiles Australia
Peugeot Automobiles - two lady birds make car bounce
Dismissed 11/06/2008
March 2003
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53-03 Colgate Palmolive Pty Ltd
Colgate-Palmolive - Cold Power - torpedoes being fired from submarines.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
September 1998
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129-98 SportsVision Australia Pty Ltd
SportsVision Australia - "AFL games - 100% Jesus"
Dismissed 08/09/1998
June 2015
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0246-15 Department of Health and Ageing
There were three different ads about Ice awareness. These might have run several times during the program we were watching however we switched off.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - On Demand 24/06/2015
0250-15 Darwin Red Devil Fishing Charters
Fishing charters a shark is being caught and a women is screaming loudly.
Dismissed Sport and Leisure TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015
0254-15 Jim's Mowing SA
The cartoon version of Jim's Mowing and garden maintenance.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 24/06/2015
March 2002
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54-02 Peters & Brownes Group
Peters & Brownes - Connoisseur ice cream - man with naked torso - 'You'll never go back.'
Dismissed Outdoor 12/03/2002
May 1999
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131-99 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Hilux - bugger
Dismissed 11/05/1999
June 1999
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190-99 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Special K - "99% fat free"
Dismissed Print 08/06/1999
May 2000
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135-00 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - Odyssey - baby driving car
Dismissed 09/05/2000
July 2003
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194-03 Honda Motorcycle Power Equipment Pty Ltd
Honda - MPE TRX 350/450 - swear words cut off by other words.
Dismissed Radio 08/07/2003
August 2001
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198-01 Sexpo Pty Ltd
AdultShop.com Sexpo
Dismissed Other 14/08/2001
August 2013
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0258-13 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
This advertisement for Kellogg’s LCM “Split Stix” was broadcast during July 2013. It depicts a primary school-age boy in a typical school classroom at lunchtime. He takes an LCM Split Stix bar from his lunchbox and unwraps it, smiling quizzically at the product as he realises it is able to be split in two down the middle. He splits the LCM bar and takes a large, enthusiastic bite. He then picks up a paper plane from the desk in front of him and throws it out the open classroom window. The viewer follows the plane out the window as a joyful jingle begins.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 14/08/2013
0262-13 Boost Tel Pty Ltd
No1 shows zombies in the supermarket and a woman on roller-skates trying to hit the zombie with a cricket bat. The zombies are bleeding in the supermarket.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS 14/08/2013
February 2005
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20-05 Polaroid Aust Pty Ltd
Polaroid - Eyewear - sunglasses with words on lenses "Brazillian" and "Tasmanian" referring to fashionable pubic hair shaving
Dismissed Clothing Outdoor 08/02/2005
January 2010
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599-09 Nestle Australia Ltd
Nestle - Uncle Toby's TV 599/09. People eating foods that are rich in Omega 3 and not enjoying them.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 20/01/2010
June 2006
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202-06 Dodo Australia Pty Ltd
Dodo Mobile Phones - Charlie's Angels - three women posing in scanty costumes
Dismissed 13/06/2006
June 2010
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0266-10 Kimberly-Clark Aust Pty Ltd
This television advertisement features a series of vignettes with a young boy and young girl on different sides of a split screen. The advertisement shows the children playing with different toys, sleeping, dressing up in different outfits, reading books and getting messy in different ways. The advertisement then shows a boy and girl Huggies Nappy, demonstrating that Huggies Nappies have tailored absorbency for boys and girls. The advertisement finishes with the split screen disappearing to reveal both children coming together to hug their mum.
Dismissed Toiletries 22/06/2010

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