Australian Commonwealth planning to introduce R18+ rating in July 2011

After years of debate and effort to introduce an R18+ rating in Australia, the Australian Federal Government has declared it will bring forward the R18+ rating by July 2011. The Federal Government will bring out the rating even if some Australian states refuse to sign on with the plan.

In response to the declaration,Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor is asking for all state Attorney-Generals to convene and unanimously support the rating. O'Connor goes as far as saying that the lack of the R18 rating for video games makes Australia "the laughing stock of the developed world" because it's the only country in the world to not have one.

O'Connor himself fully supports the R18+ rating as he believes it'll protect children, help parents make informed decisions, and give adult gamers more choice in what they're able to play.

Source:Adelaide Now

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