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February 2002
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14-02 Peerless Activewear
Peerless Activewear - reclining woman wearing jersey but with naked buttocks
Dismissed Clothing Outdoor 12/02/2002
December 1998
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260-98 Tontine Bedding
Tontine Bedding - "Tontine Bioguard - pillow"
Dismissed 08/12/1998
287-98 None
ACP Publishing - Sharon Stone advertisement
Dismissed Media Print 08/12/1998
June 2010
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0261-10 Yum Restaurants International
The advertisement for "SweetBites" opens with a close up head shot, which focuses on the mouths of two people, smiling, as they eat the mouthsize muffin and then to a longer shot of two young people dressed in black with heavy makeup. Voiceover: "For a sweet treat that will bring a smile to anyone's face, KFC SweetBites in delicious triple chocolate and banana caramel for a sweet 99cents each". End caption: "KFC SweetBites - can't beat that taste".
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 22/06/2010
December 2019
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0390-19 Howard Smith Wharves
This internet advertisement is a event listing for "The Joy Of Wine".
Dismissed Alcohol Internet 11/12/2019
May 1999
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142-99 Australian Jockey Club
Australian Jockey Club (Warwick Farm Racecourse) "Last Post"
Dismissed Radio 11/05/1999
145-99 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - Accord
Dismissed 11/05/1999
November 2002
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264-02 The Oyster Bar
Oyster Bar (The) - Mead's Mosman Bay - picture of girl in bikini with 'freshly shucked' superimposed.
Dismissed Print 12/11/2002
June 2018
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0264-18 Transport for NSW
The ad's slogan is Yeah, Nah and depicts a driver making a last minute decision to overtake a truck, before crashing into an oncoming vehicle with a family in it.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 06/06/2018
January 2020
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0009-20 PLAY HAWKERS SL
This internet advertisement features a promotion for a Black Friday sale. The words 'Have a threesome' are superimposed over blurry images of people.
Dismissed Clothing Internet 22/01/2020
June 1999
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148-99 Kawasaki Motors Pty Ltd
Kawasaki Motors- "Caravan in desert"
Dismissed 08/06/1999
157-99 Nestle Australia Ltd
Nestle - Kit Kat - Angel and devil each eat Kit Kat.
Dismissed 08/06/1999
February 1999
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27-99 Australian Red Cross
Australian Red Cross Blood Service SA
Dismissed Community Awareness Radio 09/02/1999
June 2003
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151-03 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Coco Pops - 'Coco' fighting for Coco Pops World Cup - 'That cracks me up'.
Dismissed 10/06/2003
163-03 Freedom Furniture Ltd
Freedom Furniture - Song - 'We are nothing but mammals'.
Dismissed 10/06/2003
September 2000
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273-00 Cunningham's Warehouse Sales Pty Ltd
Cunningham's - death cards
Dismissed Retail 05/09/2000
July 2014
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0276-14 My Plates
Www.manproof. Com.au. Man picking nose and wipes it on car door.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
March 2020
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0078-20 Universal Pictures
There are two versions of this television advertisement which feature scenes from the film 'The Invisible Man'.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 25/03/2020
July 1994
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154-04 Mix 102.3 Adelaide
Mix 102.3 Adelaide.- ‘Kiss. Wet Wet Wet. Hooters.’ When Hooters appears the two ‘oos’ pop out to indicate breasts
Dismissed Media 13/07/1994
August 2008
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276-08 Holden Ltd
Holden - Colorado - loaded vehicle driven in dangerous manner
Dismissed 13/08/2008
284-08 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
FOXTEL - Blonde on couch needs help with TV - says "Foxtel Box is not just a pretty face"
Dismissed Media TV - Pay 13/08/2008
303-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - couple in rocket - rocket can't 'get up'
Dismissed 13/08/2008
July 2017
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0280-17 Ug Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd
Email advertising their latest campaign, long sleeve tees. Prints + warmth = livin'The main photo is of two men with several smaller images floating around the main image of surfing photos.
Dismissed Clothing Email 12/07/2017
0299-17 Belly Bandit Australia
On this children's toy website they are advertising ladies bras with the name "Mother Tucker" which is supposed to conjure ideas of "Mother F_cker" I imagine. https://m.toysrus.com.au/belly-bandit-mother-tucker-nursing-nude-l_10486288/
Dismissed Clothing Internet 12/07/2017
May 2020
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0148-20 Frucor Suntory Australia Pty Limited
This TV on Demand advertisement features a young man standing in a pink fantasy landscape, the words 'THE PROCRASTINATION PLACE' are in the sky. An anthropomorphised pickle in a chefs hat tells the man, "you've been procrastinating with lots of food porn, and regular porn."
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - On Demand 13/05/2020
October 2005
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279-05 Tetley Australia Pty Ltd
Tetley - tea bags - woman catching elephant droppings then has cup of tea
Dismissed 11/10/2005
281-05 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC - Wicked Burger Meal - man driving car while eating chicken
Dismissed 11/10/2005
296-05 Vodafone Network Pty Ltd
Vodafone - Super Cap - man's friends call him "tight arse" bcs he will only text them, not ring direct
Dismissed Telecommunications 11/10/2005
July 2016
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0284-16 Windsor Smith Pty Ltd
The campaign is titled "all tied up" and has a woman in suspender stockings sitting on a chair suggestive of being 'tied up' in an abusive/sexual way. The image alternates in such a way to insinuate her showing her underwear/genitalia.
Dismissed Clothing Internet 13/07/2016
June 2020
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0185-20 ReAmped Energy
This TV On Demand advertisement features various toys speaking in a young girl's bedroom.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - On Demand 24/06/2020
June 2000
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160-00 Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb- Alpha Keri
Dismissed Toiletries Outdoor 13/06/2000
174-00 Galaxy & Sons Pty Ltd
Galaxy & Sons - Zeropa -dead mouse, brain tumour
Dismissed Telecommunications Print 13/06/2000
July 2020
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0224-20 SOJO Pty Ltd
This television advertisement has three versions and is for Tradies deodorant. All three versions feature two men in a bathroom setting.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 22/07/2020
July 2012
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0292-12 The Stag Hotel
Ad is promoting Bulmers Cider by the Jug and has an image of two females from the back. Likened to Adam and Eve, Eve with the Apple!
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet 25/07/2012
September 2020
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0253-20 Harrigan Motor Group
This television advertisement depicts a man dressed in female clothing (a pink skirt suit and red hair wig) shopping for a vehicle. The car salesman repeatedly suggests that she may be interested in a Ranger and she dismisses him several times, however eventually drives away in a Ranger.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 09/09/2020
July 2002
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166-02 Renouf Personal Training Centre
Renouf Personal Training Centre - 'Circuit Training' - rear view of woman in bra top and g-string, and separate image of muscled male torso.
Dismissed Health Products Outdoor 09/07/2002
August 2011
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0296-11 Crawford Productions Pty Ltd
A male voice over says, "Kidnapped. Nine innocent children and their teacher" and we see a man in a chicken mask holding a gun and herding children and a female teacher in to the back of a transit van. We then see some scenes from the Fortress movie which include more men in different masks and children screaming.
Dismissed Media 24/08/2011
October 2020
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0292-20 Frucor Suntory Australia Pty Limited
This YouTube advertisement features a young man standing in a pink fantasy landscape, the words 'THE PROCRASTINATION PLACE' are in the sky. An anthropomorphised pickle in a chefs hat tells the man, "you've been procrastinating with lots of food porn, and regular porn."
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet - Social - Other 07/10/2020
February 2010
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29-10 Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Commonwealth Bank - (29/10) TV. Americans pitching an idea to bank executives
Dismissed Finance/Investment 10/02/2010
November 2020
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0327-20 Fallon Solutions Pty Ltd
This television advertisement features a woman and man discussing a leaking sink. He proposes fixing it with duct tape. She instead uses the duct tape to restrain him while she calls a plumber to fix the sink.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 11/11/2020
May 2006
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171-06 IAG Insurance
IAG - SGIO - man doing own electrical repairs under instructions over the phone from insurance company
Dismissed Insurance 09/05/2006
October 2000
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293-00 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Oak - animated cartoon insects - cockroach
Dismissed 17/10/2000
August 2012
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0303-12 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
The new Honda Civic Hatch is shown driving around an urban environment (the TVC was filmed in Melbourne’s CBD) while pedestrians and other road users (including all other vehicles but the Civic Hatch) are depicted as being hamstrung by big parachutes that hold them back and carry them away with the wind. The other road users and pedestrians are depicted as being horribly slowed down and inconvenienced by the parachutes, while the Civic Hatch is able to glide, in a controlled fashion, effortlessly through the city environment.
Dismissed Vehicle 08/08/2012
December 2020
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0376-20 LifeStyles Healthcare
This TV On Demand advertisement depicts a number of individuals in intimate positions with a partner in a car and room, while the voice over recites the song “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, and eyes, ears, mouth, nose", to accompany the movement of these different body parts.
Dismissed Health Products TV - On Demand 16/12/2020
0376-20 LifeStyles Healthcare
This TV On Demand advertisement depicts a number of individuals in intimate positions with a partner in a car and room, while the voice over recites the song “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, and eyes, ears, mouth, nose", to accompany the movement of these different body parts.
Dismissed Health Products TV - On Demand 16/12/2020
July 2018
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0306-18 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
There is a kids costume party, one kid dresses as a transformer car then he uses that car to reverse in between two children and sit next to a little girl.  
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
0310-18 Jaguar Land Rover Australia Pty Ltd
The ad is a picture of a red landrover driving up stairs in china.
Dismissed Vehicle Print 11/07/2018
November 2020
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0342-20 Sportsbet
This television advertisement features an animated horse laying on a bed with a trophy covering it's groin and a carrot in its mouth. The voiceover states "Waiting up for something special? Look no further big boy" and details the offer from the advertiser.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 25/11/2020
November 2004
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300-04 Monster Communications Pty Ltd
Monster Communications - Mobile Frenz - image of women's buttocks and slogan "U-drink.U-drive. U-better"
Dismissed Telecommunications Print 09/11/2004
August 2017
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0314-17 Sportsbet
Ads try to portray the sportsbet phone app/website as high quality by associating it with athletes (both real and fake) who use illegal means of performance enhancement. They attempt to make the ad memorable by having punchlines puns "puts the 'roid in android" or puns using fake non-english names that have racial undertones.
Dismissed Gambling Internet 09/08/2017

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