by Debra | Aug 5, 2024 | EDITORIALS
Jane Martin, Executive Manager, Food for Health Alliance.Jane has worked in public health advocacy for more than thirty-five years covering tobacco control, alcohol policy and obesity prevention. At a crossroads: Diabetes inquiry’s recommendations offer hope for...
by Debra | Aug 5, 2024 | TALKING POINT
CMA’s Hon CEO Barbara Biggins poses, ‘Let’s not mention the classification – might spoil the fun?’ The movie Deadpool & Wolverine has had a huge amount of promotion worldwide over recent weeks. Ad week says Deadpool & Wolverine at $211m, now sixth highest...
by Debra | Jul 4, 2024 | EDITORIALS
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...
by Debra | Jul 4, 2024 | TALKING POINT
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...
by Debra | Jun 4, 2024 | TALKING POINT
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...
by Debra | Jun 4, 2024 | EDITORIALS
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...
by Debra | May 8, 2024 | EDITORIALS
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...
by Debra | May 8, 2024 | TALKING POINT
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...
by Debra | Apr 1, 2024 | EDITORIALS
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...
by Debra | Apr 1, 2024 | TALKING POINT
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...
