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Australian Gamers Finally Get an R-18+ Category

Posted by samzenpus on from the hot-coffee dept.

Dexter Herbivore writes "A lot of Australian gamers are saying, 'finally' as legislation passed parliament to support the introduction of a R-18+ category for games. From the article: 'Jason Clare, the Minister for Home Affairs has just announced that R18+ for games is set to become a reality, after legislation successfully passing through the Federal Parliament, having just gone through the Senate without amendment.'"

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  1. premature elation by Cyko_01 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Each state still needs to pass complementary legislation for it to become a reality since classification remains a state issue

  2. Re:welcome to civilization by Dexter+Herbivore · · Score: 5, Informative

    Whilst I know that you are trolling, I'd like to let most people know that Australians haven't drunk Fosters for more than 20 years. It's the horse piss that we export, similar to Coronas for Mexicans. Oh, and rugby is only big in 2 of our 7 states, the rest of Australia tends to prefer Australian Rules football. Most Australians don't know how to throw a boomerang, and we call shrimp 'prawns'. Drop Bears are real though, watch out for them.