by Debra | Dec 4, 2024 | EDITORIALS
Barbara Biggins OAM CF, is CMA’s Honorary CEO. It’s been a busy year for those striving for a screen environment for children that is happier, healthier and more hopeful. Here at Children and Media Australia we’ve researched and written, or contributed to, 11...
by Debra | Nov 4, 2024 | EDITORIALS
Dr Anthea Rhodes is a Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and a CMA Board member. In this month’s editorial she recalls her first experiences with gambling; and now, as a doctor, she recognises the societal and...
by Debra | Oct 1, 2024 | EDITORIALS
Lizzie O’Shea is a lawyer and writer, she sues technology companies who have done the wrong thing. She is a founder and the chair of Digital Rights Watch. Without bold reform our online spaces will remain toxic and dysfunctional, for people of all ages...
by Debra | Sep 9, 2024 | EDITORIALS
Dr Sumudu Mallawaarachchi is a Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Her research interests (including her PhD) focus on digital media, technology and child development. Dr Dylan Cliff is an...
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 | 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...
