Aussies gather in Brisbane to promote R18+ rating
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Dec 8th 2009 12:30PM
A "rally" in Brisbane, Australia in support of an R18+ rating for video games attracted approximately 50 people -- so maybe more along the lines of a "gathering," then. But let's not dwell on the meager turnout, let's focus on the intent and message, which
GamePolitics reports was uploaded to YouTube (
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4). Speaking at the event were Nicolas Suzor of
Electronic Frontiers Australia and Ethan Watson of
Treat Us Like Adults. Thankfully, it appears nobody was doing cosplay, a tactic that a previous rally
considered implementing.
The first priority of the groups is to have Commonwealth Minister of Home Affairs, Brendan O'Connor,
release the R18+ discussion paper that the "censorship ministers" have been
slow to make public. Yes, a report on censorship is being censored. South Australian Attorney General
Michael Atkinson had previously tried a
political maneuver to bury the report and put the debate on an R18+ rating on indefinite hold.
[Via
GamePolitics]
