John Rau, the Attorney-General for South Australia, has come out in support of an R18+ rating but, perhaps just as significantly, he has also claimed that he is behind the abolishment of the MA15 rating, in order to create a greater distinction between games for adults and children.
The man taking over the post of South Australian Attorney-General from Michael Atkinson isn’t sure yet if he supports the introduction of an R18+ rating for computer and video games. But he isn’t ruling it out either.
Australia is one step closer to a mature rating for video games, as resigning ratings-blocker Michael Atkinson is replaced as South Australian Attorney-General by John Rau, a man who reportedly says an R18+ video game rating is common sense.