by Debra | Apr 5, 2023 | EDITORIALS
Prof. Nerilee Hing, Prof. Matthew Rockloff and Prof. Matthew Browne, Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory, CQUniversity Classifying games with loot boxes as M will do little to protect children from gambling harm Introduction The Australian Government has...
by Debra | Apr 5, 2023 | TALKING POINT
Finally! Stevens review of classification released, but no-age-based categories! Well! After nearly three years, the government has finally released the Stevens Review of classification in Australia. While recommending some fine principles such as the need for the...
by admin | Mar 2, 2023 | TALKING POINT
Who actually did this research review for government? And does it matter? In October 2021, during a consultation with the Classification Policy group of the Dept of Communications, CMA was invited to comment on a recently commissioned research review of the impact of...
by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | EDITORIALS
Researchers: Leon Straker, Danica Hendry and Juliana Zabatiero School of Allied Health, Curtin University Can screen use increase children’s physical activity, and so their ability to thrive in a digital world? One of the common concerns families have regarding...
by admin | Feb 6, 2023 | EDITORIALS
Dr Catherine Page Jeffery Lecturer in Media and Communications Department of Media and Communications | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The University of Sydney Parents need a one-stop-shop for screen information Children and young people’s engagement with...
by admin | Feb 6, 2023 | TALKING POINT
M = M3GAN = Murder, Mutilation and Mayhem. Why is this so? In cinemas now, M3GAN is classified ‘M’ in Australia, being judged as having moderate impact, in spite of very scary scenes. This is in stark contrast to classifications by Kijkwijzer in the...
by admin | Dec 5, 2022 | EDITORIALS
Defending children’s rights as media consumers Children and Media Australia (CMA) is always active in advocating for a healthy screen environment for children, and for their rights as media consumers. Here’s some of the issues we’ve tackled in this, and recent, years:...
by admin | Nov 7, 2022 | EDITORIALS
Professor Elizabeth Handsley, President, CMA Children and advertising: the need for evidence-based regulation Advertising has been one of the recurring issues for CMA over the twenty-plus years that I’ve been working with the organisation. Even back before I started,...
by admin | Oct 10, 2022 | EDITORIALS, VIOLENCE
Big Tech, Big Business and the Lives of Children by Susan Linn, Ed.D. The harms of society affording corporations unfettered access to children are well-documented. Targeting kids with advertising and marketing has long been linked to a host of problems including...
by admin | Sep 27, 2022 | CLASSIFICATION
UK: Advertising rules flouted by Chinese vaping giantThe Guardian reports “A leading e-cigarette brand is flouting rulesto promote its products to young people in Britain, an Observer investigation has found, as experts warn that brightly coloured, sweet- flavoured...
