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April 2004
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66-04 Red Bull Aust Pty Ltd
Red Bull - pigeon poops on guy's head - he shoots with catapult then kicks bird
Dismissed 13/04/2004
53-04 Australian Jockey Club
Australian Jockey Club - Randwick Easter carnival - "Princesses come alive" - woman wearing panties igetting ready for race carnival in langourious sensual manner
Dismissed 13/04/2004
September 2002
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210-02 Australian Paper
Australian Paper - Reflex copy paper - older woman being shown around office, then being hit by ball kicked by staff member playing football
Dismissed 10/09/2002
222-02 Denmac Ford
Denmac Ford - 'Where the $%#! Is Denmac Ford?'
Dismissed Outdoor 10/09/2002
September 2004
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213-04 Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd
Subaru - Award Fast Start- sedan leaving ground over hilly road, speeding across expanse of water
Dismissed 14/09/2004
255-04 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Kosciusko Thredbo - man shakes dandruff from hair onto photos to remind him of snow
Dismissed 14/09/2004
March 2002
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71-02 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Nutri Grain - 'Mother of a Job' - woman giving birth, various scenes of boy growing up. Nutrician speaking from inside pantry, mum closes door on her. Iron Man Food
Dismissed 12/03/2002
March 2008
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79-08 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser - Napisan Oxy Action- mother notices stain on schoolboy's shirt - uses Napisan
Dismissed 12/03/2008
September 2001
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229-01 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Defender - 'The World's Best 4X4s on Show'
Dismissed Print 11/09/2001
July 1998
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84-98 Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Ltd
Coca-Cola - men playing rugby with watermelon
Dismissed 14/07/1998
August 2007
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231-07 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon Utility XR8 - Utopia - two blokes watching world fill with what blokes want - beer fountains, street full of toolshops - sign says "police targetting metrosexuals" and they see police pulling over male drivers
Dismissed 14/08/2007
December 1998
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237-98 Australian Dairy Corporation
Australian Dairy Corporation - Victor Chang Inst - belching fridge.
Dismissed 08/12/1998
260-98 Tontine Bedding
Tontine Bedding - "Tontine Bioguard - pillow"
Dismissed 08/12/1998
April 1998
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24-98 Collins Foods Group Pty Ltd
Collins Foods Group - Sizzler - "Jesus - loaves and fishes scene"
Dismissed 14/04/1998
April 2007
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95-07 Castrol Lubricants
Castrol - GTX - cricketer Adam Gilcrist's car overtaken by Barmy Army cricket fans - shown as overweight and pale skinned and sunburnt and described as "mollecular intelligence"
Dismissed 10/04/2007
September 2005
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246-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Cajun Nuggets (snowdome) - people looking for water to drink after eating very spicy nuggets - drink liquid from a snowdome ornament
Dismissed 13/09/2005
258-05 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Pasta Sauce - actress Mena Suvari at dinner is told by boyfirend she's intelligent and beautiful but they have to break up bcs he expects more now, with Continental Pasta Sauce - explains "it's not me, it's you"
Dismissed 13/09/2005
October 2002
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252-02 SPC Ardmona Operations Limited
SPC Ardmona - Spaghetti - young girl playing with doll says "wee wee wee" ; young boy hums "bum bum bum" - mother says 'I'll wash your mouth out';
Dismissed 08/10/2002
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
August 2008
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276-08 Holden Ltd
Holden - Colorado - loaded vehicle driven in dangerous manner
Dismissed 13/08/2008
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
May 2001
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103-01 Nestle Chilled Dairy
Nestle - Chilled Dairy - ACTIV yogurt - 'Yum'
Dismissed 08/05/2001
December 2002
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294-02 Goodman Fielder Limited
Goodman Fielder - Uncle Toby's - Fruit Twists - Grant Hackett eats Twist then corkscrews his body to the shap of the bar, before diving into the pool and swimming
Dismissed 10/12/2002
February 2007
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3-07 Mazda Australia Pty Limited
Mazda - BT50 Ute - ute using fence posts as obstacle course - onlooking farmer calls driver "Bloody turkey" to which he responds "Bloody terrific!"
Dismissed 13/02/2007
October 2003
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301-03 Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited
Inghams - young teenage boy and girl try to kiss while mother is out of room.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
323-03 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - 'Finding Nemo' promotion - plastic toys in water.
Dismissed 14/10/2003
May 2003
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120-03 Nestle Ice Cream
Nestle - Peters Heaven Ice Cream - 'I'm in raspberries and cream heaven' - woman lying in ice cream.
Dismissed Outdoor 13/05/2003
June 2001
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132-01 Janome Sewing Machine Company
Janome Sewing Machine Co. - Older woman physically abuses young salesman
Dismissed 12/06/2001
135-01 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Burgermeister - German Accents
Dismissed 12/06/2001
May 1998
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32-98 Bushells Pty Ltd
Bushells Pty Ltd - Cathy Freeman
Dismissed 12/05/1998
October 1999
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329-99 Burger King Aust Pty Ltd
Burger King - Rodeo Burger
Dismissed 12/10/1999
May 2000
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147-00 Hog's Breath Cafe (Australia) Pty Ltd
Hog's Breath Café - description of meat aligned to waitress
Dismissed 09/05/2000
February 2000
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15-00 Sporting Shooters Assoc of Aust (NSW) Inc
Sporting Shooters NSW
Dismissed 08/02/2000
August 2009
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346-09 Wicked Campers
Wicked Campers (346/09) Rabbit grooming rego 046 CXX QLD
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Outdoor 12/08/2009
353-09 Mo's Mobiles
Mo's Mobiles - TV (353/09) Father described as "tight bastard"
Dismissed 12/08/2009
June 2000
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161-00 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser - Pine O Cleen - dummy on floor
Dismissed 13/06/2000
July 2002
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167-02 Holden Ltd
Holden - Barina - car out manouvering bull in bullring
Dismissed 09/07/2002
175-02 Snack Brands Australia
Snack Brands - CCs Corn Chips - man bites sumo wrestler (outdoor)
Dismissed Outdoor 09/07/2002
December 2005
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360-05 Maddy's Skin Care Centre
Maddy's Skin Care Centre - "Before and after" photos of body enhancement therapy
Dismissed Print 13/12/2005
October 2006
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402-06 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - Impossible Dream - man rides bikes and drives cars getting progressively faster as time goes by
Dismissed 10/10/2006
February 2010
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43-10 PZ Cussons Australia
PZ Cussons - Duo Ultra (43/10)TV. Child's drawing on tablecloth implies adultery
Dismissed 10/02/2010
January 2008
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451-07 Global One Mobile Entertainment
Global One - Mobile Active - Home Babe Auditions SMS PEEP to 1994 9999 - scantily clad women lying on top of each other on a bed, and a closeup of a small bikini with the wearer's fingers moving around in a sexual way
Dismissed 16/01/2008
October 2009
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459-09 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - (459/09) -become longer stronger lovers -radio nova)
Dismissed Radio 14/10/2009
December 2008
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478-08 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Rav 4 - man looks into vacuum and his eye is sucked out of socket
Dismissed 10/12/2008
October 2009
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487-09 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - (487/09) - TV - middle agedman wearing red jumper around his shoulders/doesn't trim chest hair - Soft, made to Last
Dismissed 28/10/2009
October 2010
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0410-10 Newcastle United Jets FC
The advertisement, Sheets, depicts two young men in a suburban backyard taking white sheets off a clothesline as a dog barks at them. They climb over a fence and meet a third young man. A fourth also arrives on the scene with a floral patterned sheet, which causes the others to laugh and give him funny looks. The advertisement then cuts to crowd footage from a Newcastle Jets Hyundai A-League match showing fans waving large banners and flags, and a male voice over encourages support for the Jets at their forthcoming match.
Dismissed 13/10/2010
March 2003
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54-03 Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd
Subaru - All-wheel drive - 'Symmetry creates control'.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
July 2000
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191-00 Volvo Car Aust Pty Ltd
Volvo - V70 - boy and girl in rear seat with skateboard
Dismissed Print 11/07/2000
January 2010
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563-09 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - Radio 563/09. Can we practice?
Dismissed Radio 20/01/2010

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