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
HOME ABOUT LATEST TALKING POINT EDITORIALS LATEST RESEARCH RESEARCH CURRENT ARCHIVE ISSUES BY YEAR ARTICLES BY TOPIC CONTACT SUBSCRIBE FREE small screen News Journal of Children and Media Australia Is “Screen Time” outside of schooling having a detrimental effect on...
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...
