Latest News on Children and the Media
Read the latest E-Bulletin March 29, 2018
The ACCM E-Bulletin 29 March 2018 is now available. Read it here Sign up to receive the fortnightly E-Bulletin on Facebook or with the form on our Contact page read more »
It's crunch time for the Australian film industry. March 29, 2018
More than 200 of Australia’s most renowned actors, directors, screenwriters, producers and production crew – including 15 Oscar winners – have penned an open letter calling on the nation’s parliamentarians to protect the local screen industry and to act now to ensure it thrives into the future. They include actors Cate read more »
ACMA releases new sports betting Code March 20, 2018
The Australian and Communications Media Authority has approved and issued a new Code (for FreeTV stations) governing betting ads in live sports programs. Click here for details. ACCM initial view is that the new Code on gambling is unlikely to satisfy parent’s concerns about the exposure of their children to read more »
Read the latest E-Bulletin March 15, 2018
The ACCM E-Bulletin 15 March 2018 is now available. Read it here Sign up to receive the fortnightly E-Bulletin on Facebook or with the form on our Contact page read more »
Read the latest E-Bulletin March 1, 2018
The ACCM E-Bulletin 27 February 2018 is now available. Read it here Sign up to receive the fortnightly E-Bulletin on Facebook or with the form on our Contact page read more »
Read the latest E-Bulletin February 15, 2018
The ACCM E-Bulletin 13 February 2018 is now available. Read it here Sign up to receive the fortnightly E-Bulletin on Facebook or with the form on our Contact page read more »
Julie Gale: a pioneer campaigner against the sexualisation of children February 13, 2018
Julie Gale has lost her long battle with cancer. She was a co-campaigner with ACCM for many years,in raising public consciousness about the sexualisation of children in and by the media. Julie was a much loved, warm, very funny, and perceptive woman who entertained while she educated us all about read more »
Safer Internet Day - 6 February 2018 February 5, 2018
Safer Internet Day (SID) is an annual, worldwide event held on Tuesday 6 February 2018 to help encourage a better internet. This year’s theme is ‘Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you’. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner is the official Committee for Safer Internet Day in Australia—responsible read more »
International group calls on Facebook to scrap Messenger Kids February 1, 2018
Child development experts and advocates are urging Facebook to discontinue Messenger Kids, its new messaging app aimed at children in the 6-12 age group. Led by the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), the group of over 100 people, which includes psychiatrists, pediatricians and educators, sent a letter to read more »
Read the latest E-Bulletin January 30, 2018
The ACCM E-Bulletin 30 January 2018 is now available. Read it here Sign up to receive the fortnightly E-Bulletin on Facebook or with the form on our Contact page read more »
Read the latest E-Bulletin January 16, 2018
The ACCM E-Bulletin 16 January 2018 is now available. Read it here Sign up to receive the fortnightly E-Bulletin on Facebook or with the form on our Contact page read more »
Apple shareholders call for Apple to act on children and mobile phones January 9, 2018
Apple has been asked to take urgent action to deal with children's smartphone addiction, amid fears that phone use and social media could be damaging the young generation who often spend hours on their phones every day. Two Apple shareholders, New York-based Jana Partners and the California State read more »
AMA call for ban on advertising junk food to children January 8, 2018
In a position statement released on 7 January, the Australian Medical Association has called for a number of measures to combat the growing obesity problem in Australia. These include a tax on sugary drinks and a ban on the advertising of junk foods to children. The paper states that, 'Advertising read more »
Read the latest E-Bulletin December 19, 2017
The ACCM E-Bulletin 18 December 2017 is now available. Read it here Sign up to receive the fortnightly E-Bulletin on Facebook or with the form on our Contact page read more »
UK report says digital habits start young and impact the journey to adulthood December 7, 2017
The newly released report Digital Childhood – Addressing Childhood Development Milestones in the Digital Environment considers how growing up in the digital environment directly impacts on a child’s development trajectory. It concludes that a managed route from infancy to adulthood is as important in the digital environment as it is read more »
