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Media Releases

Media Release - Classification Board

Classification of the film Tom of Finland and allegations that the Classification Board is “homophobic”

An opinion article published on the website Flicks.com.au on 17 October 2017 by Luke Buckmaster claims that the Classification Board is “homophobic” for classifying the film Tom of Fin
Media Release - Classification Board

Labiaplasty: Understanding why women have cosmetic surgery on their vulva

The article Labiaplasty: Understanding why women have cosmetic surgery on their vulva published on the ABC news website on Thursday 7 September 2017 suggests that women’s genitals are airb
Media Release - Classification Board

Sydney Underground Film Festival—Playground and Kuso

The article Classification Board permits Sydney festival to show movie depicting children killing a toddler on page 8 of the Sydney Morning Herald on 13 September 2017 implies that the fil
Media Release - Classification Board

Vaxxed: from cover-up to catastrophe

The article Cinema Chain lets anti-vax film show on page 6 of The Australian, 4 August 2017, implies that the film Vaxxed: from cover-up to catastrophe has been banned by the Australian Cl
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Super Mario Odyssey

There is some commentary about the classification of Super Mario Odyssey on Gamezone.