South Australia is moving ahead with plans to introduce a law that would ban anyone under the age of 18 from purchasing an MA15+-rated game. A spokesperson for South Australian Attorney-General John ...

The Australian is reporting that the South Australian government is officially planning to remove the MA15+ for video games in favour of an R18+ classification. The move would see all games that are ...

A new classifications system for computer games that will "increase protection for children and provide parents with clearer guidance" will be supported by the State Government. Attorney-General John ...

"Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime." -- Potter Stewart (American Judge and associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1958-81)) ...

Australia's Standing Committee of Attorneys-General are in the process of actively discussing the implementation of a (long overdue) R18+ rating for games in the territory, following the approval of ...

South Australian attorney general John Rau intends to introduce a revised games ratings system for his home state, and asked for nation-wide acceptance. Hooray? Not quite. It won't help you get your ...

Bohemia Interactive's DayZ has been given an MA15+ rating by the Australian Classification Board. The game was denied a classification earlier this month, when distributor Five Star Games applied for ...

The "Hot Coffee" controversy has caught up with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in Australia, with the game now banned from sale. The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OLFC) revoked GTA: San ...

Australia's R18+ classification for video games came into effect yesterday. Until Jan. 1, 2013, Australia was one of the few developed countries in the world to not have an R18+ classification for ...

Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office. His passions include bourbon, video games and boring strangers with photos of his cat. The edited version removed the mission ...