06/12/2010 Australian Christian Lobby: Against R18+ Classification
[Lyle Shelton]
ABC "The push to legalise interactive gratuitous violence in video games has been spun as a child protection measure despite the advice of every Children's Commissioner in Australia."
11/11/2010 R18+ arguments for games don't stack up
[Elizabeth Handsley]
Sydney Morning Herald Elizabeth Handsley, Professor of Law at Flinders University and president of the Australian Council on Children and the Media, again addresses the misconceptions of R18+ games.
03/07/2010 Gamers need long pants, not ill-fitting SquarePants
[Peter Beattie]
The Australian Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie repeats all the questionable one-liners of the gaming industry in arguing that an R18+ rating for games "will empower parents"!
11/05/2010 R18+ video game campaign shoots itself in foot
[Staff writers]
News.com.au Classification ministers are seeking "other legitimate views from as wide a cross section of the community as possible" about the R18+ rating because the consultation was dominated by 'interest groups'!
06/05/2010 Feeding kids on a diet of video game junk
[Jim Wallace]
The Punch ACL Managing Director Jim Wallace argues that the R18+ classification for games is not a sensible idea.
13/04/2010 R18+ games far from a done deal
[Asher Moses]
Sydney Morning Herald Despite the departure of Michael Atkinson as SA AG, and the elation of gamers, the R18+ rating for computer games is no foregone conclusion.
12/04/2010 Aussies sign up for R18+ game ratings as parents worry 'violence floodgates will open'
[Greg Thom]
Sun Herald The gaming industry are doing everything they can to pressure Attorneys General into allowing more graphically violent games to be legally available in Australia.