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R rating for games dismissed as ‘porn’

THE head of Australia’s videogames industry body says there is a way to solve the R18+ videogame rating issue but the South Australian attorney-general has dismissed it as “pornography”.

Ron Curry, chief executive of the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia, said an R18+ rating could still be introduced into federal legislation.

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Attorney-general to veto R rating for games

THE controversial R18+ classification for games is still opposed by at least one state attorney-general, a spokesperson has confirmed.

The issue of introducing an R18+ classification for games will be raised at the next Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) on March 28th.
It has been off the political agenda since 2005.

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