EDITORIALS
A unified classification system – or has the horse bolted?
Barbara Biggins OAM CF, is CMA’s Honorary CEO.A unified classification system – or has the horse bolted? There’s one thing that CMA would ask the incoming government to do: grasp the nettle and establish a classification system for films and games that is...
One win from overly-long review of classification
Barbara Biggins OAM CF, is CMA’s Honorary CEO.One win from overly-long review of classification CMA has had a big win. The treatment of scary content under the National Classification Scheme (NCS) is to be a focus in the next stage of the revision of the NCS. CMA...
Collective action on the prevention of digital harms
Barbara Biggins OAM CF, is CMA’s Honorary CEO.Collective action on the prevention of digital harms In late February, members of Children and Media Australia met online with clinical experts, academics, and maternal and child nurses to share ideas about what we are...
Enforcing the new social media law limiting access to minors. What can we expect?
Toni Hassan is the author of 'Families in the Digital Age: Every Parent’s Guide' (Hybrid Press, 2019) and an advisor to Children and Media Australia.Enforcing the new social media law limiting access to minors. What can we expect? Introducing Australia's world-leading...
Juggling many balls but only catching one
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...
Australian gambling culture is insidious
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...
Without bold reform our online spaces will remain toxic and dysfunctional, for people of all ages
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 Australia’s...
Screen “time” is just one piece of the puzzle when considering healthy screen habits for young children. What else matters?
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...
At a crossroads: Diabetes inquiry’s recommendations offer hope for healthier Australia
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...
What children need from the social media inquiry
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 forward the...
What should classification reform look like?
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 reforms...
Australia must get a new system of classification for films and games. Here’s what’s needed!
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...