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Australian Council on Children and the Media
Promoting healthy choices and stronger voices in children’s media
The Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM), incorporating Young Media Australia, is a unique national community organisation whose members share a strong commitment to the promotion of the healthy development of Australian children. Their particular interest and expertise is in the role that media experiences play in that development.
The Australian Council on Children and the Media promotes healthy choices and stronger voices in children’s media and is a comprehensive source of information about children and the media.
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First Position
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Half of adults reject marketing to kids May 14, 2013
In MarketingWeek on 10 May 2013, Lucy Tesseras wrote: Half of adults reject marketing to kids. Almost half of adults (49 per cent) believe marketers should be allowed to target children, according to research. read more »
The state of play May 14, 2013
In MarketingWeek on 2 May 2013, Lucy Tesseras wrote: The state of play. As the industry waits for the Government’s reaction to the Bailey Review and lobby groups step up their efforts to ban advertising to under-11s, can there ever be an ethical way to market to children? read more »
Parents need game ratings they can trust May 13, 2013
In the Sunday Herald Sun, May 11, 2013, Susie O'Brien wrote: Parents need game ratings they can trust "In January the ratings system for Australian material changed and a new R18+ classification was introduced. The change followed concerns that material given an adult classification overseas - or refused classification altogether - was read more »
Parents are just as affected by junk food ads as their children. May 7, 2013
New research has challenged the assumption that adults are better able to resist junk food advertisements than children.The study was led by Health Promotion Evaluation Unit Director Professor Simone Pettigrew, at The University of Western Australia and published in Public Health Nutrition, interviewed 2000 Australian adults and children, read more »
Is the new games rating system working? May 2, 2013
In a joint media release from Flinders University and ACCM, Elizabeth Handsley, Professor of Law at Flinders University and President of ACCM says that the new classification system for video games is not providing the promised better protection for Australian children. read more »
Latest Movie Reviews
- Star Trek Into Darkness (M) - Not recommended under 13, PG to 15 (intense sci-fi themes, violence, scary scenes) 17 May 2013
- Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream (M) - Not recommended for children under 13, due to some coarse language and mature themes 14 May 2013
- Song for Marion (PG) - Not recommended under 12, PG to 14 (Themes; Lack of interest) 29 April 2013
- Iron Man 3 (M) - Not suitable under 13, PG to 15 (Violence; Disturbing scenes) 29 April 2013
- Cheerful weather for the wedding (PG) - Not recommended under 12 (Themes; Lack of interest), Parental guidance recommended 12 to 14 (Themes) 22 April 2013
- Return to Nim's Island (G) - Not recommended under 7, PG to 9 (Violence; Disturbing scenes) 18 April 2013
- First Position (G) - Not recommended under 8, parental guidance to 10, due to some disturbing themes 15 April 2013
- Jurassic Park 3D (M) - Not recommended under 10, PG to 14 (Violence; Disturbing themes and scenes) 15 April 2013
- Warm Bodies (M) - Not suitable under 13, not recommended under 15 (Violence; Disturbing scenes and themes; Coarse language) 11 April 2013
- G.I.Joe Retaliation (M) - Not suitable under 13, PG to 15 (Violence; Disturbing scenes; Sexual references) 8 April 2013
