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A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is classified G (General) with the consumer advice 'Some scenes may scare young children'.

A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film Jigsaw is classified MA 15+ (Mature Accompanied) with the consumer advice 'Strong themes and strong horror violence'.

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

The Department of Communications and the Arts has commenced a recruitment process for the position of Director of the Classification Board.

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

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

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 Classificat

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

The Department of Communications and the Arts is conducting a review of the fees charged for classification services, including the provision of classification training.

A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film Split is classified M (Mature) with the consumer advice 'Mature themes, violence and occasional coarse language'.

The Minister for Communications has approved the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) tool for ongoing use in Australia following the successful completion of a 12-month pilot.