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• Hugh Mackay:

  So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on

• Hugh Mackay:

  The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio se

• Hugh Mackay:

  Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is patently obvious that

• Hugh Mackay:

  On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a

• Hugh Mackay:

  Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our child

• Hugh Mackay:

  The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive behaviour

• Hugh Mackay:

  Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a cu

• Hugh Mackay:

  Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it or not, many people pr

• Hugh Mackay:

  Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.

• Hugh Mackay:

  Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all av