Are social media bans the best course of action for minimising harm?
CMA’s Hon CEO, Barbara Biggins, discusses ‘Are social media bans the best course of action for minimising harm?’ The big topic of conversation this month has been whether, and how, we could ban children under the age of 14 years from accessing social media. There’s...
What should classification reform look like?
Barbara Biggins OAM CF, is CMA’s Honorary CEO.What should classification reform look like? Submissions on the federal government’s Consultation Paper: Modernising Australia’s Classification Scheme - Stage 2 Reforms, closed on May 30. CMA has been pushing for reforms...
Australia must get a new system of classification for films and games. Here’s what’s needed!
Barbara Biggins OAM CF, is CMA’s Honorary CEO.Australia must get a new system of classification for films and games. Here’s what’s needed! CMA has been arguing for a reformed classification system for years. We believe that the present system is not fit for purpose and...
A useful start on reform of our classification system?
CMA’s Hon CEO, Barbara Biggins, posits ‘A useful start on reform of our classification system?’ The federal government has announced the next stage of the long running (since 2011) review of the National Classification Scheme (NCS), and submissions are called for by...
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for
Michael Rich, MD, MPHDirector, Digital Wellness Lab; Co-Director, Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID), Boston Children’s HospitalAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Dr Michael Rich is the Founding Director of the Digital...
Finding the right balance
CMA’s Vice President, Prof. Wayne Warburton, discusses ‘Finding the right balance’. There is often a disconnect between what science finds about a phenomenon, and the public discourse around that phenomenon. Sometimes this is because those with business or ideological...