Australia’s video games industry faces tougher screen content rules in coalition election pledge
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- 21 Feb 2023
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‘We make absolutely no apology for going forward with these measures.’
Australia’s video games industry has described a Coalition election pledge to introduce tougher screen content rules as a stop-gap solution.
A re-elected Morrison government would implement stricter rules for screen content depicting violence against women, suicide, or tending to sexualise children, Arts Minister Paul Fletcher announced on Wednesday.
But Ron Curry from the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association says the government’s proposed changes are piecemeal, and the entire classification system needs an overhaul.
It should be a big step backwards to review the whole system to ensure it’s workable for parents, consumers and industry ... I don’t think that happens by just picking a couple of things to focus on,” he told AAP.
Fletcher rejected criticism of the classification proposal. Read More…
