Does Australia need an Adult Only (R 18+) Classification for Computer Games?

Computer Games such as Aliens vs Predator, Left 4 Dead 2, and Fallout 3 are amongst a number of computer games that have been banned (at least initially) from release in Australia. Currently, if a computer game is considered by the Classification Board to be of a category which should be more restricted than M 15+, then the game may not be released in Australia. Perhaps if there was an R 18+ category those games and many others would not have been banned.

This may soon change. Late last year the federal government released a discussion paper calling for public comment on whether Australia should introduce an R 18+ classification category for computer games. If approved, it would mean that adult only computer games could be released in Australia, making Australia the last of the countries with a classification system to adopt such a classification category.