by Debra | Aug 31, 2023 | TALKING POINT
CMA’s Prof. Elizabeth Handsley reviews the AANA’s revision of its Children’s Advertising Code The Australian Association of National Advertisers, or AANA, recently revealed the revisions it is making to its Children’s Advertising Code (the Code). These will come into...
by Debra | Aug 30, 2023 | EDITORIALS
John B Saunders National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research at the University of Queensland, and Wesley Hospital, Kogarah and Waratah Private Hospital, Hurstville, New South Wales. Gaming Disorder – We need to talk Parliament House, Canberra is the location for...
by Debra | Aug 13, 2023 | TALKING POINT
‘Outside the Screen’ Podcast CMA’s President, Prof. Elizabeth Handsley, has partnered with Dr Kim Le, child and adolescent psychiatrist, in a new podcast, ‘Outside the Screen’. Kim and Liz will be discussing research and policy...
by Debra | Aug 6, 2023 | EDITORIALS
Mary Brushe is an early career researcher at Telethon Kids Institute focused on supporting early childhood health and development. She is in the final year of her PhD in Public Health at the University of Adelaide and is the Vice President of the Public Health...
by Debra | Jul 10, 2023 | TALKING POINT
The AANA, food ads and kids: unpacking the propaganda Prof. Elizabeth Handsley, President of Children and Media Australia On 19 June 2023, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport put out a media release about plans for a public...
by Debra | Jul 5, 2023 | EDITORIALS
Professor Sarah Blunden (MAPS, BAPsych (Hons), MSocSc, MClinPsy, PhD) is a clinical psychologist specialising in sleep health and founder/director of SensibleSleep (www.sensiblesleep.com.au). She is Head of Paediatric Sleep Research and Professor of Clinical...
by Debra | Jun 6, 2023 | EDITORIALS
Dr Justin Coulson is a dad to 6 daughters, host of Channel 9s hit TV show Parental Guidance, author of 8 books, and host of the Happy Families podcast. The second season of the TV show starts on June 5. [ https://9now.nine.com.au/parental-guidance ] Explore, Explain,...
by Debra | Jun 6, 2023 | TALKING POINT
Classification changes: a quick fix, not the needed root and branch overhaul! Prof. Elizabeth Handsley, President of Children and Media Australia The Australian government recently announced some changes to the way the National Classification Scheme is to operate....
by Debra | May 3, 2023 | TALKING POINT
Scary ads, inadequate Codes and Classification Scheme When will the advertising industry get the message, and respond appropriately to the decades-long and well-justified beef of parents about scary trailers in family-type programs?The Australia’s National...
by Debra | May 2, 2023 | EDITORIALS
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