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March 2015
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0087-15 Kimberly-Clark Aust Pty Ltd
The ad shows a baby at different stages throughout the day. The baby's name is Larry and because it is wearing Huggies nappies it always wakes up happy. In one scene the mother goes in to attend to the baby and the safety rail on the cot is already down.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 25/03/2015
0088-15 Mars Confectionery
The advertisement for Maltesers has two women eating maltesers and then putting their sleeping boyfriends in a sexual/suggestive position and then laughing at them. The advertisement perpetuates the idea that being gay is something to be ridiculed.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 25/03/2015
0089-15 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
It was about a car driving through a container yard.. with containers being lifted and the car driving under them. There are no safety features in place.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 25/03/2015
0090-15 RB Sellars
MARCH catalogue. On page 15 "special offer ends 28/02/2015" down the bottom. Three men are jumping from a rock-face into water.
Dismissed Clothing Print 25/03/2015
0092-15 Club X
The ad was for fetish fantasy series, club x and fetish sex toys. A very suggestive ad.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 25/03/2015
0093-15 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
Advertisement covers clips from the show in which people are watching television. Advertised as pre-rolls on Bob the Builder (show for toddlers) and Wheels on the Bus Toddler songs.
Dismissed House Goods Services Internet 25/03/2015
0094-15 Laminex
Woman is heard saying 'wow did you see the size of that cock?'
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 25/03/2015
March 2016
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0087-16 Indeed
Jobs in electronics
Dismissed Employment TV - Free to Air 23/03/2016
March 2017
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0087-17 Telstra Corporation Ltd
The ad was depicting an Asian man playing a dancing arcade game in the lounge room of a house while two Caucasian housemates were looking on in annoyance, with a deriding manner. The ad was promoting an NBN connection to get connected online, to find a housemate that wasn't annoying.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
0088-17 Telstra Corporation Ltd
The other ad says: "This is Robbo. He's the guy who's going to help you move house this weekend." The picture shows a stupid, clumsy man who drops the sausage out of his roll, spills drink on his t-shirt etc.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
0091-17 Nando's Australia Pty Ltd
It was a large sign on the side of each bus advertising a $10 special at Nandos on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Transport 08/03/2017
0092-17 Crimsafe
The advertisement in question depicted an elderly woman considering the question posed via voiceover as to whether her security screens were genuine Crimsafe screens, inferring she would not be safe in her home unless they were.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
0094-17 Nestle Australia Ltd
The advertising suggests that a young person is failing to kick a ball over a goal but after drinking MILO the person succeeds.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
February 2018
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0087-18 Sabco Australia
It said the broom was good enough for this ‘bitch’ of a job.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Pay 21/02/2018
April 2019
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0087-19 Hanes Brands Inc
The ad depicted a small group of women in a professional work meeting. Their bras were "talking".
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 03/04/2019
0088-19 Tabcorp Holdings Limited
The ad started off as saying that it would be better to be gambling and using the app rather than driving in traffic. 
Dismissed Gambling Radio 03/04/2019
0091-19 Casella Family Wines
A poster outside BWS with the words "Rich, Elegant, White." There were other by words for white wine in a smaller font and crossed out, with the main focus on being the above words.
Dismissed Alcohol Poster 03/04/2019
0093-19 Frucor Beverages Australia
Billboard featuring the text "Watching a sex scene with your parents . - sweat happens". Image of bottle with blue energy drink labelled Maximus. 
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Billboard 03/04/2019
0094-19 Frucor Beverages Australia
Billboard advertising a blue sports drink. Text states "A semi in your smugglers".
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Billboard 03/04/2019
March 2011
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0088-11 Action for Alice
Advertisement 1: Commercial using footage shot over the past few weeks, of damaged property and youths roaming the streets at night, and damaging property.
Dismissed Community Awareness Internet 23/03/2011
March 2012
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0088-12 Grosvenor Hotel
Image of woman in short skirt and cropped top and the text includes, "best buns".
Dismissed Poster 14/03/2012
0089-12 Grosvenor Hotel
Poster featuring image of woman and some food and the text "Get porked".
Dismissed Poster 14/03/2012
0090-12 Mars Confectionery
M&Ms are wearing rasta hats with attached dreadlocks. One of the M&Ms is reluctant to wear the hat until he sees a female M&M wearing a coconut bikini at which point he dons the hat and starts speaking in a faux Jamaican accent.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 14/03/2012
0092-12 Paramount Pictures Australia
Advertisement for the film, The Devil Inside, featuring footage of the film including a 911 call and a woman declaring she has killed three people. The end depicts a scene of a possessed woman contorting her body.
Dismissed Entertainment 14/03/2012
March 2013
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0088-13 WIRES
The advertisement shows a koala with a scantily clad woman pole dancing.
Dismissed Community Awareness 13/03/2013
April 2014
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0088-14 Transport Accident Commission
Scenes of a man in a night club taking some kind of pill. he then drives and hits a pedestrian.
Dismissed Community Awareness 09/04/2014
0089-14 Unilever Australasia
The Paddle Pop Dino Terra website: http://www.paddlepop.com.au/ features a range of games, videos and activities featuring the recognisable Paddle Pop Lion. The games involve the Lion taking on challenges at the “Ice Temple”, “Floating Islands” and “Secret Pyramid”. Some games are available for download from the app store, to be played on tablets, rated in the I-tunes store for children aged 9+. When visitors to the site first arrive they are greeted by an animated erupting volcano and surrounding jungle scene labelled with the words “Paddle Pop DinoTerra”, as music plays.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet 09/04/2014
0093-14 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
There was a family in a car and I think the advertisement was in relation to entertainment called PRESTO.
Dismissed Entertainment 09/04/2014
0095-14 Aldi Australia
Aldi commercial about cheese. Depicted as a group in a Church service and the announcer is a Minister in a church.
Dismissed Retail 09/04/2014
April 2011
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0089-11 Department of Health and Ageing
A billboard advertisement depicting a realistic graphic portrayal of clandestine laboratories used in the production of ecstasy with the headline 'Made using drain cleaner, battery acid or even hair bleach. Then popped in your mouth', intended to increase understanding of the harmful chemicals used in ecstasy production.
Dismissed Community Awareness Billboard 13/04/2011
0091-11 Australian Fast Foods
The “Real Quick Fix – Snack Burger” advertisement depicts a male aged approximately 25 years searching his apartment for loose change. The voiceover says “You don’t need a lot to get a real quick fix at Red Rooster”. The “Real Quick Fix” Snack Burger components are then shown separately and then together, with the $4.95 price. The voiceover says “Get our real chicken Snack Burger, famous Chips and real Coke, all for under five bucks”. The adult male is then shown taking a bite of the Snack Burger product.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 13/04/2011
0092-11 Game Australia
Old style black and white images of a young woman talking on the telephone to an older woman. The young woman has a speech bubble which reads, "The latest releases for $28" and the older woman has a speech bubble reading, "WTF!?"
Dismissed Gambling Poster 13/04/2011
0093-11 Tourism Northern Territory
The advertisement traces the journey of a man and a woman to and around the Red Centre. There is no dialogue, just a sound track. In one driving scene the woman passenger has her feet on the dashboard.
Dismissed Travel 13/04/2011
0094-11 Fox Sports (Premier Media Group)
Advertisement for Fantasy NRL featuring a male voice over talking about what you could buy for $4.4 million, such as a super car or fighter jet, before suggesting you could buy "the best friggin' footie team ever". Foxsports.com.au/fantasy.
Dismissed Gambling 13/04/2011
March 2013
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0089-13 Guys Grooming
"Rangas do get lucky" - with a picture of a red haired man with a woman in his arms. Offering $25 off haircuts for men with red hair.
Dismissed Professional Services Poster 27/03/2013
0091-13 Chrysler Australia Pty Ltd
Fiat vehicle driving with fog lights on and there is no indication off raining or fog.
Dismissed Vehicle 27/03/2013
March 2016
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0089-16 Sin City Gentleman's Club
Mobile Billboard, 2 busty, scantily clad women.
Dismissed Sex Industry Billboard - Mobile 09/03/2016
0090-16 Chrysler Australia Pty Ltd
2 boys attempting to erect a tent, they think they've done it but it then collapses. The ad then shows a perfectly erected and organised tent next door. One boy says to the other, "wish my parents bought a jeep". The other boy replies, "me too", as a boy drops a pile of firewood at the gent next door.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 09/03/2016
0092-16 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
Two woman were sitting in a small and sparse kitchen - one was giving another a gift. It was a matryoshka doll. One woman explain how it went - then said it costs $50The voiceover then came in an said 'Australians would prefer to spend their money on this (or something of that nature) and it then advertised Foxtel.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 09/03/2016
0093-16 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
The advertisement was promoting Australia as a sporting nation but during the content of this Ad it described pursuits or cultural objects of people from other countries for example one advertisement showed a Russian Barbooshka doll and said it cost $50 and we as Australian would better spend $50 on watching Foxtel as we are a sporting nation
Dismissed Entertainment TV - On Demand 09/03/2016
0094-16 Cruise Republic Ltd
Advert for cruise finder
Dismissed Travel TV - Pay 09/03/2016
March 2018
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0089-18 Sexyland
Describing products to buy for self and partner to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Dismissed Sex Industry Radio 07/03/2018
0091-18 Lottoland
A tweet promoting gambling / online lottery.Sea Eagles fans, there’s less than 24 hours to bet on @LottolandAU's US Power Special Jackpot.. Your chance to win! - http://bit.ly/MWSE2BKZJwb #WeAreManly
Dismissed Gambling Internet - Social - Twitter 07/03/2018
0093-18 Sanitarium Health Food Company
"Weet-Bix™ Cholesterol Lowering takes Australia’s No. 1 breakfast cereal and adds the functional benefit of cholesterol-lowering plant sterols. Weet-Bix™ Cholesterol Lowering is the only cereal product on the market to contain 2g of plant sterols in 1 serve, making it the ideal choice for those wanting to reduce their cholesterol."
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 07/03/2018
0094-18 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
Ad for Foxtel sport subscription.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 07/03/2018
May 2019
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0089-19 Touch Up Guys
A current ad 'The touch up guys" with the catch line...'Just don't let anyone touch you up' is for car repairs
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 08/05/2019
February 2017
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0090-17 Pacific Brands Holdings Pty Ltd
A young woman is shown removing uncomfortable g-string underwear.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Pay 22/02/2017
April 2013
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0093-13 IAG Insurance
An advert, about different groups of people driving to various functions, with Shane/Warren Webke (a former footballer celebrity, & reader of the daily 6pm Sports section news on Channel 7 in QLD) in the passenger seat.
Dismissed Insurance 10/04/2013
0095-13 Spudbar
A clear coloured poster for the Spudbar restaurant which is dominated by the phrase in black type "why F#CK with a good thing". The Spudbar logo is at the bottom of the advertisement.
Dismissed Poster 10/04/2013
March 2012
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0094-12 Aldi Stores
We see a couple at home in their front room. The man throws a nut in the air and misses it. The lady is able to throw it in the air and catches it in her mouth. The man looks annoyed but keeps trying. His wife smiles. We then hear a voiceover stating "Same old nuts. Better Price. Switch to Aldi's exclusive brands and save" and see a pack shot of the competitive packet of nuts and the Aldi packet of nuts along with pricing information.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 28/03/2012

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