Hetty Johnston’s not a moral crusader
She doesn’t consider herself to be a moral crusader, but Hetty Johnston does consider herself to be the Mary Whitehouse and Fred Nile of our time. Well, ‘probably’ at least. Hetty told the Courier Mail she doesn’t like to think about it: Is she a moral crusader? Our age’s Fred Nile or Mary Whitehouse? Johnston...
Confirmed: Fallout 3 banned
In what might be the most high profile game ban since GTA III, Fallout 3 has been refused classification for its realistic drug use. Australian Gamer obtained the Classification Board’s report. Here’s a small snippet: Encouraging drug use? In a game, sure, but in real life? Get off it. If the Government believes that kids...
Fallout 3 banned for in-game drug use?
Rumor around the gaming community is that Fallout 3 has been refused classification in Australia because it contains drug use. A user on the GameSpot forums says a friend who works for the ‘OFLC’ had revealed to them that Fallout 3 has been banned for its in-game use of morphine. Under the National Classification Code,...
Nude model wants to marry a farmer! Good heavens, not in Australia!
Okay, we all know the only reason News.com.au published a story about a former AbbyWinters (NSFW) model and current contestant on Channel Nine’s The Farmer Wants A Wife is because the mention of boobs is a surefire click booster. At the end of the day it’s her business if she wants to shack up with...
Police pre-approve Pope Day protest placards, t-shirts
Police have warned that organisations protesting during World Youth Day events will need to have placards, banners and t-shirts pre-approved. If they don’t, they risk losing their right to protest according SMH: During a meeting with two leading victims groups yesterday, senior police said protesters would also have to include details of their planned messages....
Clean feed trial complete
A laboratory trial of the Government’s ISP filter has finished and a report is now in Senator Conroy’s hands. Conroy’s office says it’s too early to comment on the Tassie trial, but we do know live field trials are next and that letters circulating suggest the Government plans to coordinate with other countries who have...
The Gruen Transfer tackle the Beaver Tampon Ad
Have you watched The Gruen Transfer? It’s a great show on ABC where Will Anderson and a panel of advertising execs dismantle advertisements, compete to sell whale meat, and talk about controversial ads. A week or two back they looked at the Emma Thompson human trafficking video, tomorrow it’s the Kotex Beaver ad that had...
ShellShock 2 refused classification
You won’t be buying the Vietnam War era horror game ShellShock 2: Blood Trails off the shelf in Australia anytime soon. The Classification Board has refused classification and early reports suggest Atari (who publishes the game in Aus) won’t be resubmitting an edited version. That might change though as Atari has now retracted statements and...
Sexualisation report released today
I haven’t had time to fully read the Goverment’s report on Sexualisation of Children in the Contemporary Media, but at first glance it doesn’t appear they’ve fallen prey to the hysteria and scaremongering that was thrown around like a ragdoll by certain groups and moral crusaders. I’ll cover the good and bad from the report...
Classification Amendment Bill brings about changes to advertising and assessment
The Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Assessments and Advertising) Bill 2008 passed the Senate this week. Here’s a brief look at some of the changes: The Bill allows unclassified films and computer games to be advertised before they are classified, providing they meet set conditions and are assessed as part of a new...
Gold Coast teen charged for wearing blasphemous T-shirt
Would someone please prick me with a virtual fork. A Gold Coast teen has been charged with offensive behaviour after police arrested him on Monday for wearing a T-shirt by metal band Cradle of Filth that reads ‘Jesus is a cunt’ and has a picture of a nun masturbating. It doesn’t look very classy, but...
SBS Insight: The Naked Eye review
When Bob Bain posted to the No Censorship mailing list that SBS would be airing a debate on the Bill Henson saga, I questioned whether their was anything left to add that print media hadn’t already covered. Bob reassured me that the people on the guest list could add more. I feared it might turn...
