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...
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...