PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
What children need from the social media inquiry
Prof Elizabeth Handsley FAAL is CMA's President.What children need from the social media inquiry Anybody who has opened a news site in recent weeks will have noticed: children’s online safety is having a moment. The Australian government recently brought forward the...
The Online Safety Act needs to cover more to prevent harm
CMA’s President Elizabeth Handsley and Hon CEO Barbara Biggins argue that ‘The Online Safety Act needs to cover more to prevent harm’ Submissions to the review of the Online Safety Act (OSA) have now closed. CMA has argued that there are a lot more areas that impinge...
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...