::Friday, 10th December 2010 | SCAG has today deffered making a final decision on whether to allow an R18+ rating for video games. See ACL media release for more information.

::Thursday, 9th December 2010 | Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor maintains the pressure on Classification Ministers to introduce the R18+ rating for video games by releasing an international comparison of games restricted to adults.

::Wednesday, 8th December 2010 | The final report from the R18+ games consultation shows that although a vast majority of submissions from individuals were in support of the rating being introduced, submissions from organisations and groups was split almost 50-50 for and against the introduction of the R18+ rating for video games.

::Monday, 6th December 2010 | ACL Media Release: Dollars and spin driving violent video game push.

::Monday, 6th December 2010 | ACL Chief of Staff Lyle Shelton writes on why an R18+ rating for video games is not in the interests of children at ABC's online technology site. Click here to read the article.

::Sunday, 5th December 2010 | The Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O'Connor has released the results of a national telephone poll which found that 70% of Australians agree that it would be difficult for parents to stop children from accessing R18+ games if the rating were introduced. Click here to read the full poll.

::Sunday, 5th December 2010 | ACL Media Release: Violent interactive R18+ video game decision not a done deal.

::Wednesday, 1st December 2010 | The Attorney-General's Department today published a literature review on the impact of playing violent video games on aggression'. Clear here to read it.

::Thursday, 18th November 2010 | SCAG will be meeting in Canberra on December 10 to discuss whether to include an R18+ rating for computer games in the National Classification Scheme. Click here to send an email to Attorneys-General letting them know that you're opposed to this move.

::Thursday, 11th November 2010 | Elizabeth Handsley, Professor of Law at Flinders University and president of the Australian Council on Children and the Media, again joins the debate on the R18+ game rating, writing that 'R18+ arguments for games don't stack up'.

::Saturday, 3rd July 2010 | Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has written an opinion article in The Australian arguing that an R18+ rating for games is "good for parents, good for kids, and good for a booming new industry employing lots of Australians (i.e. the economy)". Apparently making more graphically violent and sexually explicit interactive media more readily available in Australia is good for us!

::Wednesday, 12th May 2010 | The Attorney-General's Department has published a status report on the R18+ game classification consultation. It is an interesting read, which reveals that the majority of submissions were sent by two pro-R18+ organisations, and that most participants came from the same demographic.

::Monday, 10th May 2010 | Attorneys-general, as expected, failed to reach a decision on R18+ games at their meeting last Friday. They are seeking "further analysis of community and expert views". Please continue to email attorneys-general letting them know that an R18+ rating for games is no game!

::Thursday, 6th May 2010 | ACL Managing Director Jim Wallace has an article published on today's The Punch online opinion site arguing why the R18+ classification for games is not a sensible idea.

::Thursday, 15th April 2010 | The Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG) are set to examine whether to introduce an R18+ rating for computer games when they next meet on May 7. A concerted effort is needed to let them know that allowing more violent games into Australia is just not on.