Australian Rights to an R18 Rating for Videogames

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The Australian gamers demand Michael Atkinson (Attorney-General and Minister for Justice) cease holding back videogames on the grounds that they will harm children, and that an R18 rating be implemented, in order to avoid children under legal age purchasing them. By refusing to allow these games to be sold in Australia he is infringing upon the rights of legal adults to play them. There is NO valid reason not to have an R18 Rating for videogames in Australia, or any country for that matter, especially when many other countries do; England, Ireland, USA, Canada, Korea, Japan, Brazil, and Germany to name a few. The average age of Australian gamers is 28, so the vast majority of gamers are in fact above the age of 18, and by refusing to have an R18 rating for videogames, the government is losing money it could be making through the GST placed on the games, money that could do good elsewhere in education or healthcare. We the gamers of Australia, sincerely hope that the government bodies involved will see sense, and at the very least put it to a public vote, "YES" or "NO" to an R18 rating for videogames, so that the rights of the many thousnds of Australian adults are not getting stomped on by a single Minister.

137 Signatures

Daniel Burke
- State
- WA
- Comments
- it's been said
- Age
- 19
Daniel Burke
- State
- WA
- Comments
- it's been said
- Age
- 19
Ryder Grindle
- State
- South Australia
- City
- Glen Osmond
- Comments
- I feel insulted that I am denied the right, as a tax paying adult, to choose which games I play.
- Age
- 36
preston williams
- State
- wa
- Age
- 18
Sam Lindsay
- State
- Victoria
- Age
- 29
David Gedye
- State
- Victoria
- City
- Berwick
- Comments
- This is an area that the average politician cares little and knows very little. One misguided South Australian attorney-general has been able to prevent thousands of Australian gamers from games that we should be able to have available. Also there are games released in Australia as MA that are then sold freely to 15 year olds that should/would have otherwise been rated R if the rating was available. This only happens as the games feature adult content but the OFLC rates them not quite bad enough to ban.
- Age
- 30
Damian Adriaanse
- State
- VIC
- City
- Melbourne
- Comments
- The average gamer is 25 years old.
- Age
- 26
Joshua
- State
- ACT
- City
- Canberra
- Comments
- Australians are not pussies! Stop treating us as such! If your so scared of Zombies Mr.Aktinson go build an underground bunker and stay in there till you starve to death, make the world a slightly better place.
- Age
- 20
Adam Ryan
- State
- Victoria
- City
- Bendigo
- Age
- 27
David Hodge
- State
- NSW
- City
- Sydney
- Comments
- Stop babysitting me, I would think that as an adult I am able to choose what is appropriate for my own consumption
- Age
- 25
Justin McHugh
- State
- NSW
- City
- Sydney
- Comments
- Listen to the public, we have the right to choose what ratings the country should have, not just you.
- Age
- 18
Justin
- State
- Queensland
Zoran Bogunovic
- State
- Victoria
- City
- Melbourne
- Age
- 25
Nathan Weick
- State
- Victoria
- City
- Sunbury
- Age
- 24
Brendon Jon Dawson
- State
- WA
- City
- Bunbury
- Comments
- The lack of an R18+ rating for video games in our classification system is a gross injustice,which restricts adult citizens from consuming media freely, as should be our right. It's absence contradicts the values of personal freedom upon which our nation is built and which our "Voting" population demands. Please represent the interests of your citizenry as your occupation clearly demands. For both the interests of our people and to maintain positive government relations with the people please abolish this out dated and intolerant classification injustice, and install a rating suitable for adult video game content.
- Age
- 18
Daniel La Rocca
- State
- NSW
- Comments
- R18 movies are much harder to watch than playing an animated game depicting computer generated violence. Realistic movies have a much larger impact than animated violence yet theres still a movie rating and no game rating.
- Age
- 18
Stuart Harper
- State
- West Australia
- City
- Perth
- Comments
- lets hope this goes somewhere
- Age
- 17
C Mckay
- State
- nsw
Nathan Stanton
- State
- South Australia
- City
- Whyalla
Jack Knight
- State
- Victoria
- City
- North Balwyn
- Age
- 22
Dennis Tuan-Mu
- State
- Victoria
Jared
- State
- Victoria
- City
- Melbourne
- Age
- 30
Tom
- State
- QLD
- City
- Brisbane
- Comments
- I am not a big gammer, But I think That Austalia being the only developed country not to have a R18 ratting for video games is Ridicules.
- Age
- 25
Dan C
- State
- ACT
- City
- Canberra
- Age
- 35
Jack UK
- State
- United Kingdom
Bradley Coleman
- State
- Qld
- City
- Brisbane
- Age
- 26
Matthew Gummerson
- State
- NSW
- City
- Riverstone
- Age
- 20
Kelly Newcorn
- State
- QLD
- City
- Brisbane
- Comments
- This is not just about being able to release games with harmfull content, it is also about adults having the right to buy and play games which they see suitable for themselves.
ben willis
- State
- qld
- Age
- 24
Natasha Blowfield
- State
- WA
- City
- Perth
- Age
- 19
B Dunn
- State
- NSW
Heath Richmond
- State
- New South Wales
- City
- Harrington Park
Blayke
- State
- NSW
Samuel Stone
- State
- Victoria
- City
- Melbourne
- Age
- 28
Ben wellner
- State
- qld
- City
- Brisbane
- Comments
- Fulltime working family man wants R18 games
- Age
- 23
JimmyHatts
- State
- Qld
- City
- Brisbane
- Comments
- Violence against zombies, Australia says NO... wtf?
- Age
- 21
Daniel Wellner
- State
- Qld
- City
- Brisbane
- Comments
- we are full grown adults
- Age
- 19
R wellner
- State
- Qld
- City
- brisbane
- Age
- 43
U wellner
- State
- Qld
- City
- Brisbane
- Age
- 57
Carl Wellner
- State
- Brisbane
- City
- Qld
- Age
- 26
Daniel
- State
- Victoria
Brett Daniel Hailes
- State
- South Australia
- City
- Adelaide
- Comments
- We need an R18+ rating Michael Atkinson! Get with the times mate!
- Age
- 31
Anton Bereny
- State
- NSW
- City
- Sydney
Alex Jabornik
- State
- Victoria
- Comments
- We want to be able to experience the culture of the world
Peter Lehfeldt
- State
- Queensland
- City
- Brisbane
- Age
- 30
Robert Bailey
- State
- Queensland
- City
- Brisbane
- Age
- 24
Eckhardt Stoltz
- State
- Queensland
- City
- Palmwoods
- Comments
- We want a R18 rateing
Nick
- State
- QLD
- City
- Brisbane
- Comments
- FREEEDOOOOMMM!!
- Age
- 20
Hugh
- State
- WA
- City
- Perth
- Age
- 22
Aaron Green
- State
- Western Australia
- City
- Perth

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