Australia's R18+ classification for video games came into effect yesterday. Until Jan. 1, 2013, Australia was one of the few developed countries in the world to not have an R18+ classification for ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. In Australia the R18+ rating for games issue has never been so hotly debated as it is now, thanks to the release of a federal government questionnaire ...

A new classifications system for computer games that will "increase protection for children and provide parents with clearer guidance" will be supported by the State Government. Attorney-General John ...

ADELAIDE--The federal government has announced Australia will introduce the long-awaited R18+ classification for video games, saying the process will only take "a couple of months." Australia's ...

The Labor Federal Government has advocated the introduction of an adult R18+ rating for video games in Australia as a new survey finds 80 per cent in favour of a reworked classification system. With ...

I have no vested interest or relations with industry beyond my research interests. I do not receive any funding from the game industry. Late last week Federal Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare ...

We're nearly here, folks! The Classification Board has started working with Australian retailers to get them ready to introduce the new R18+ classification in January 2013. The Board are working with ...

CONCLUDED on PAGE 3 Supporters of an R18+ classification are obviously more up to date and in touch with modern society than the ACL, the primary arguments have been; Close to 80 per cent of parents ...

Legislation has been passed by Australia's Federal Parliament to facilitate the introduction of a mature R18+ rating classification for video games, three years after the Attorney-General's Department ...

Of course Violence, Sex, Drug Use and Language also get a mention in the R18+ classification guidelines. High impact violence and contextual implied sexual violence is permitted, though as a game, no ...

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While media and gaming pundits optimistically spent the greater portion of the morning speculating on a final yes/no resolution by the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG), these publicly ...