This paper explains why the current patchwork of media and advertising regulation is failing to prevent the premature sexualisation of Australian children. A number of improvements are proposed based on a review of current regulatory arrangements for the areas most responsible for the sexualisation of children: girls' magazines, television and outdoor advertising, and television programs...

This report gives the first comprehensive overview of the ways in which Australian children are being sexualised by advertising and marketing from a very young age. It also describes in detail the risks children face as a result of this corporate paedophilia.

A quarter of the 15 million adult Australians are aged between 50 and 69. Most people think they are living the good life - married, homeowners, full-time employees earning good incomes, with kids out of the home. They can choose what they'd like to do when they retire. But is this the true picture? Simon...