Dr Susan Linn: The Hostile takeover of childhood - protecting children from hidden online marketing A great opportunity for parents and teachers to engage with a leading expert on the commercialisation of childhood Tuesday 7th May, 2019 7:15pm - 8:45pm Concordia College Chapel24 Winchester St, Highgate, Adelaide, SA 5063 FREE event (but audience must register) read more »
The Transformers movie Bumblebee which is showing in the school holidays is likely to appeal to children, but parents should be aware that this film was originally classified as M, but was modified, and downgraded to PG. ACCM feels that it should have retained the M classification due to the volume read more »
The ACCM E-Bulletin 17 December 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 »
The Australian Senate Environment and Communications References Committee has delivered its final report examining loot boxes in video games. The ‘Gaming micro-transactions for chance-based items’ report culminates in a single recommendation: that the Australian Government “undertake a comprehensive review of loot boxes in video games.” Read more about this read more »
The ACCM E-Bulletin 22 November 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 »
The ACCM E-Bulletin 30 October 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 »
The ACCM E-Bulletin 11 October 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 »
Early Childhood Australia (ECA) has launched an important statement which recognises the increasing role of interactive and digital technologies in the lives of young children. The Statement, developed in consultation with the sector and under the guidance of ECA’s Digital Policy Group, provides an evidence base from which educators can read more »
The ACCM E-Bulletin 18 September 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 »
Check out the ABC website for information, a news diet challenge, and resources for students and teachers to help you navigate the modern media landscape. read more »
Anna Potter writes for the conversation on the uncertain fate of local content quotas and funding for original local children’s TV. Read the full article on the conversation website read more »
National eSmart Week is dedicated to building an eSmart Australia. It is a week where communities come together to encourage everyone to be smart, safe and responsible when using digital technology. It creates awareness, solutions and ideas for community education on issues of cyber safety, bullying and wellbeing online, and read more »
The ACCM E-Bulletin 30 August 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 our Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into gaming micro-transactions for chance-based items read more »
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 »
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