South Australian Attorney-General Replacement Decided

After MP Michael Atkinson stepped down as the Attorney-General of South Australia, his replacement has been announced as Labor MP John Rau.

Rau had previously served as a barrister and a backbench minister and is said to be a supporter of the R18+ rating, something which Atkinson was starkly opposed to.

Atkinson was the only member who had opposed the introduction of the rating, meaning that it could not go through due to the fact that every Attorney-General needs to agree in order for it to be enacted. Australian pressure group Gamers 4 Croydon President Chris Proir tweeted that Rau was ‘œa supporter or the R18+ classification for games’ meaning that with his new role as Attorney-General, the rating could become a reality.

Rau is said to be an experienced MP and well qualified for the job, and hopefully he’ll be popular with Australian gamers too.