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ACL: O’Connor’s Statement Reduces R18+ Debate To “Farce”
87Earlier this afternoon Brendan O’Connor claimed that the introduction of R18+ would help create jobs in the games industry. We expressed worry that fringe groups would spin this negatively, and within two short hours those fears have come to fruition, with ACL’s Managing Director, Jim Wallace claiming that O’Connor’s statement “reduces this debate to farce.”
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R18+: Rationality Is Dead
A discussion is only rational when both sides can accept the possibility of change. If a point or position has been shown to be false, with evidence, you must concede. You can’t reuse the same argument, you can’t continue to make statements that aren’t backed up with evidence. You move on. You accept defeat with…
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CEO Of The ACCM: R18+ Propaganda Manipulating Public Opinion
In an attack directed at pro R18+ campaigners, Barbabra Biggins, CEO of the Australian Council on Children and the Media, has claimed that the media is attempting to sway public opinion “with a well-designed and publicised, persistent propaganda campaign, promising protections that could not have been provided.”
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The Classification Review Begins: How Does This Affect R18+?
We’ve just received word that the Classification Review, to be undertaken by the Australian Law Reform Commission – announced back in December by Robert McLelland and the Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor – is now under way, and will evaluate the classification laws with a means to updating them to suit the current digital…