| 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. |