‘Portrays the people of Melbourne as ZOMBIES’: Australia’s most complained-about ads for 2025 revealed
Sex and nudity, violence and health and safety rank as top concerns among 5,000 complaints assessed by watchdogFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCars driving through a zombie neighbourhood, a boy picking his nose and a...
<p>Sex and nudity, violence and health and safety rank as top concerns among 5,000 complaints assessed by watchdog</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/11/vce-atar-results-victoria-social-media-ban-reactions-abs-employment-figures-queensland-parliament-aukus-meeting-washington-dc-anthony-albanese-labor-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Cars driving through a zombie neighbourhood, a boy picking his nose and a girl flipping off the camera are among the ads that garnered the most complaints.</p><p>Sex and nudity, violence, and health and safety drew the most reactions among the 5,000 complaints about more than 230 commercials assessed by Australia’s regulator in 2025.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/most-complained-about-ads-2025-community-standards">Continue reading...</a>
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