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0056-24 Chatime
This email advertisement contained the "'50% off' 'According to Girl math that is basically free".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Food/Beverages Email 20/03/2024
0061-24 Honey Birdette
This store window advertisement features a woman wearing a gold chain body piece with rainbow crystals and nipple pasties and features the text, "Solange".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Store Window 20/03/2024
0062-24 Honey Birdette
This store window advertisement features an image of a woman in a rainbow body suit and nipple pasties. The image includes the text "Solange".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Store Window 20/03/2024
0063-24 Honey Birdette
This store window advertisement features a woman in black lace lingerie, sitting on a chair with her head tilted back. The image also features the text, "Madeline Black".
Dismissed Lingerie Store Window 20/03/2024
0064-24 Honey Birdette
This store window advertisement features a woman in a black lace body suit posed with her leg up on a chair. The advertisement features the text, "Madeline black".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Store Window 20/03/2024
0065-24 Cream Shop
This internet advertisement features an image of a pile of silver cream chargers and the text, "Nang Delivery 24/7 Melbourne".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Other Internet 20/03/2024
0066-24 SA Police
This television advertisement features a driver's head hitting the windscreen during a car accident, as well as showing blood and hair on the windscreen. The advertisement ends with the message, "wouldn't hurt to wear a seatbelt".
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0067-24 Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited
This internet advertisement features a deal with the wording "2 Pizzas plus 2 sides from 18* Order pick up, from $26* order delivery. *Conditions apply".
Dismissed Food/Beverages Internet 20/03/2024
0068-24 Koh
This advertisement depicts a woman speaking to camera and stating that woman do 113% more cleaning at home.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0070-24 George Weston Foods
This television advertisement features Sara Todd (Chef, Author, Mum) cooking and packing a lunch box.
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0071-24 Simply Helping
This television advertisement features a young woman speaking to camera about the services offered. She refers to an older woman as "too old for ladders".
Dismissed Professional Service TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0072-24 The Lott
This sponsored segment in an episode of Survivor features the 'Set for Life' logo. The host describes the sponsored prize for the segment as being $5,000 on repeat for a total of $60,000.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0073-24 Donohues
This advertisement depicts a family on a farm and shows children travelling in a side-by-side utility terrain vehicle.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0074-24 eBay Australia & New Zealand
This advertisement depicts a green car raised on one side with a mechanic nearby appearing to be about to go under the vehicle.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive Internet 20/03/2024
0075-24 Telstra Limited
This advertisement depicts an older brother who has forgotten to pick up his younger brother from sports training.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0076-24 Apple Pty Ltd
This advertisement has two versions which both feature people describing a life-threatening situation and how the Apple Watch helped.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Free to Air 20/03/2024
0077-24 Apple Pty Ltd
This advertisement has two versions which both feature people describing a life-threatening situation and how the Apple Watch helped.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Pay 20/03/2024
0049-24 Hunting Sniper
This TikTok advertisement promoting a hunting game app depicts real animals shown in the scope of a rifle being shot at.
Dismissed Toys and Games Internet - Social - TikTok 06/03/2024
0050-24 SilkSilky
This advertisement contains 6 images of women wearing a silk sleep gown, and the text "A gift that makes her prettier".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet 06/03/2024
0051-24 Metro Trains
This advertisement depicts a camel wearing a suit and the text "Attention all passengers without humps"
Dismissed Travel Outdoor 06/03/2024
0053-24 Wheels and Dollbaby
This advertisement contains three images of women in tank tops and underpants and a caption referring to St Trinians and private school girls.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet - Social - Facebook 06/03/2024
0054-24 Lion-Beer, Spirits & Wine Pty Ltd
This advertisement follows a bottle of beer being passed from person to person, including a scene where it is dropped from a high balcony and caught by someone lower down.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - On Demand 06/03/2024
0057-24 Carroten
This Instagram post by @imogenwan features a video of a woman at the beach and using a product, and the text "Beach day tanning made easy with @carrotenau [sun emoji]"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Other Internet - Social - Instagram 06/03/2024
0058-24 Southern Cross Austereo
This radio advertisement featured a snippet of a podcast.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Radio 06/03/2024
0059-24 Telstra Limited
This cinema advertisement is stylised like a horror movie and shows someone digging a hole in the rain, with a body nearby.
Dismissed Telecommunications Cinema 06/03/2024
0014-24 Caruso's Natural Health
This television advertisement begins with a woman pulling at the waist of her jeans in front of a mirror. The voice-over says, "Is your bloated belly making you feel fat and miserable?"
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0023-24 Kittens
This mobile billboard advertisement has two versions featuring women in lingerie and referring to spring racing.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Billboard 21/02/2024
0025-24 Funfields
This television advertisement features various scenes of people on different attractions at a theme park, yelling the word fun. The advertisement ends with a voiceover and text on screen stating "what the fun are you waiting for?"
Dismissed Tourist Attractions TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0026-24 Reform Society
This advertisement on a vehicle features an image of a naked woman from behind with her buttocks visible, and the text "Get off your a** and work for it!"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Sport and Leisure Billboard 21/02/2024
0029-24 Monash IVF Group
This television advertisement begins with a woman crying on the toilet. The scene changes to her walking to a man and them embracing. Further scenes show medical staff assisting patients and working in a laboratory.
Dismissed Other TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0033-24 Thorne Harbour Health
This advertisement has four versions, all featuring an image of a man in underwear holding a cupcake as confetti falls around him.
Dismissed Education Transport 21/02/2024
0034-24 Mosh
This television advertisement features an animated scenario of a couple camping.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0036-24 Honey Birdette
This advertisement depicts two women in strappy black lingerie. One woman is wearing nipple pasties. The lingerie is titled "Stephanie. Black"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Store Window 21/02/2024
0037-24 Honey Birdette
This advertisement depicts two women in red lingerie. The lingerie is titled "Margot"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Store Window 21/02/2024
0038-24 Honey Birdette
This advertisement depicts a woman in a red robe and underpants, posed in a background of red flowers. The lingerie is titled "Whitney. Scarlet"
Dismissed Lingerie Store Window 21/02/2024
0039-24 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement begins with a shirtless man exiting a bedroom, coming to face two women. They giggle and say good morning. A third woman exits the bedroom and the first says "Mum?". The group look awkward until the second woman says "Did someone say KFC?" The advertisement ends with the group sharing food.
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0040-24 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement depicts a woman waking up next to a man and attempting to collect her clothes. A dog is holding her bra and she tries to get it back before falling back to the bed and saying "Did someone say KFC?"
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0041-24 Yum Restaurants International
This YouTube advertisement begins with a shirtless man exiting a bedroom, coming to face two women. They giggle and say good morning. A third woman exits the bedroom and the first says "Mum?". The group look awkward until the second woman says "Did someone say KFC?" The advertisement ends with the group sharing food.
Dismissed Food/Beverages Internet - Social - YouTube 21/02/2024
0042-24 The Fox Tan
This TikTok video depicts a woman in swimwear running outside and superimposed text stating "The sun is out and the UV is high let's go tan" and "I've got the fox tan accelerators".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Toiletries Internet - Social - TikTok 21/02/2024
0043-24 Shein
This advertisement features an image of a sweater which states "I LICK the sale, SWALLOW the tequila AND SUCK the lime, and an image of a woman wearing a pair of shorts with cutouts on the buttocks.
Dismissed Clothing Internet - Social - Facebook 21/02/2024
0044-24 Specsavers Pty Ltd
This television advertisement is set in a busy café where all people are using only the word “Blah”.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0046-24 Department of Health
This internet advertisement depicts couples in intimate scenes, and references to getting tested prior to activity.
Dismissed Community Awareness Internet 21/02/2024
0047-24 Department of Health
This TV on demand advertisement depicts couples in intimate scenes, and references to getting tested prior to activity.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - On Demand 21/02/2024
0004-24 PIERRE FABRE GROUP
This instagram post by @cate_campbell features a woman posing in 2 photos with Avene orange bottles of 50+ sunscreen. The third photo in the post is of the sunscreen in the sand with a beach/ocean backdrop.
Dismissed Health Products Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0007-24 Lounge Underwear
This Instagram post on the @graciepiscopo page from 28 November 2023 features an image of the influencer posing in lingerie with the caption, "don't forget to shop @loungeunderwear Black Friday sale".
Dismissed Lingerie Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0009-24 SA Police
There are four versions of this billboard advertisement which all feature the text, "no one's driving if you're distracted".
Dismissed Community Awareness Billboard 07/02/2024
0017-24 South St
This Instagram post from the @graciepiscopo page on 23 November 2024 features five images, three of the influencer with a child, one of the influencer posing, and one close-up of the product. The caption reads "Always comfy wearing @south.st [black heart emoji]"
Dismissed Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0018-24 Pretty Little Thing
This Instagram post from the @graciepiscopo page on 1 December 2023 features two images of the influencer posing in a dress. The caption reads, "golden hour [sun emoji] @prettylittlething".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0020-24 Steakhouse Grill 66
This series of instagram posts is promoting a business. All posts include imagery of the food and venue.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Food/Beverages Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0021-24 Willy's World
This poster advertisement is a cartoon and has two versions. One depicts two men in suits in a city landscape. The second depicts three women in underwear on a bed with their buttock raised as a man wearing a halo watches them while smoking a vape.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Poster 07/02/2024
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