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The Australian Council on Children and the Media provides evidence-based reviews, information and advocacy to support healthy media choices for children. ACCM is national, not-for-profit and reliant on community support. You can help
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Latest News
Invitation to participate in study of online behaviour and cyberbullying August 14, 2018
You are invited to participate in a 7-nation study of online behaviour and cyberbullying being conducted by Dr Wayne Warburton, Karolina Strozek and Dr Chris Barlett. Participants must reside in Australia, speak English adequately and be 18-25 years old. Participants will go into a draw to win a $50.00 gift voucher. If read more »
Fastfood industry criticised over continued marketing to children - new Australian report July 26, 2018
The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) report claims that fast food retailers, including McDonald’s, have failed to protect children from exposure to junk food marketing, despite the introduction of self-regulated codes in 2009 that promised to do just that. OPC Executive Manager, Jane Martin, claims that the bar is set “too low”, read more »
New UK report - The design strategies keeping children online July 12, 2018
The UK group 5Rights Foundation has just published its report, “Disrupted childhood: the cost of persuasive design”. The report explains how persuasive design strategies, deployed to maximise the collection of personal data, impact on children’s social, mental and physical development. It “highlights how automated technology both leverages and reinforces read more »
WHO confirms “gaming disorder” as a mental health disorder July 5, 2018
On 18 June the World Health Organization (WHO) released its new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). And for the first time WHO is classifying gaming disorder as an addictive behaviour disorder so now it will be possible to measure how many people are affected. read more »
Call for submissions - have your say about Children's Rights in Australia May 14, 2018
Australia is currently preparing for its appearance before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. This Committee monitors Australia’s progress in fulfilling its obligations under: the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale read more »
Latest Movie Reviews
- Darkest Minds (M) - Not recommended under 13, parental guidance recommended 13-15 due to violence, and distressing themes and scenes 20 August 2018
- Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (G) - Parental guidance recommended under 5 due to some scary scenes. Likely to lack interest for most children over 8. 6 August 2018
Latest App Reviews
- Elmer’s Photo Patchwork - Based on the children's book character "Elmer" the elephant, this app encourages children to get creative by filling in patchwork drawings with snapshots they take in the online environment. Suitable for children aged 4 and over. - No gambling content found in the levels played 26 July 2018
- Doomsday Clicker - This app is a continual advancement game, where players simply aim to upgrade their underground bunker to earn the most amount of money possible. Not recommended for children 12 years and under, parental guidance for children 13 – 17 years for saturation of inappropriate ads. - No gambling content found in the levels played 19 July 2018
Children and Gambling Watch List
- Latest game with simulated gambling content
- Happy St 6 July 2018
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