SA Attorney General to step down

Everyone's favourite SA politician, Michael Atkinson, resigns from the front bench. Can has R18 now, plez?

Despite comfortably winning his seat in the weekend's recent state election, South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson announced over the weekend he was quitting the front bench.

Atkinson is perhaps most well known for this staunch opposition to an Australian R18 rating for computer and console games, but he's also been embroiled over controversial and conservative views regarding censorship. He was forced to turn around a decision earlier this year demanding political bloggers use their real names.

Reactions have been typically effusive. On the website AdelaideNow, which broke the news, a poll asking "Are you happy that Michael Atkinson will no longer be South Australia's Attorney-General?" has so far been answered 'yes' by over 97 per cent of respondents.

On our own forums, the feelings are similarly strong, and largely unprintable. It's safe to say that few gamers are saddened by the news.

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25 Comments

Krispy89 Mar 22, 2010 11:23 AM	Good Riddence to bad rubbish I say!
chapps Mar 22, 2010 11:28 AM	Woooohooooo
Boun Mar 22, 2010 11:28 AM	This is too good!
TheFrunj Mar 22, 2010 11:31 AM	There was some Atkinson love over on the facebizzle too! http://www.facebook.com/AtomicMPC
sUpEr gEEk Mar 22, 2010 12:08 PM	Yay now we need now is Steven Conroy to retire.
omega Mar 22, 2010 12:41 PM	Doing the happy dance Doing the happy dance
mark84 Mar 22, 2010 1:13 PM	Rage quit?
iamthemaxx Mar 22, 2010 1:15 PM	So wait - he won on the weekend and then just resigned that same weekend? Nice ethics there dude!
iamthemaxx Mar 22, 2010 1:32 PM	Ok now I get it, he resigned from the bench but he is still the local member. Still, you think he'd get his shit sorted before that wouldn't you....
Blue Fire Mar 22, 2010 3:34 PM	Hallelujah!!! It's about time. :D
DarkForceMage Mar 22, 2010 3:43 PM	Blah I was hoping something more sinister had happened but this will have to do.
majestic975 Mar 22, 2010 4:16 PM	Yeah I'm happy too. BUT, he will still be in Govt until 2014, this means that he will get an even pay out and more pension. All from our taxes, so we still lose in the long run. Better than nothing I guess. Bring on the R18+ NOW.
fr3nzystrikesback Mar 22, 2010 4:33 PM	Well I just made vote number 1800 on that AdelaideNow poll, very much a YES I am extremely happy that douche is gone. Current polls indicate he won't be missed: Yes: 96.22% (1732 votes) No: 3.78% (68 votes)
swalden Mar 22, 2010 4:55 PM	I believe a party is called for
Seloh Mar 22, 2010 7:19 PM	one of those votes was from me :) Happy to hear he's no longer AG but not celebrating to find out the opinion of who's going in. Also he has said in the past I believe that other AG's agree with him but that he was the only one vocal in his oposition.... do we actually know the results from previous votes on the subject?
Déta88 Mar 23, 2010 9:17 AM	i thought this day will never come, i thought he'll other retire or someone would blackmailed him to quit or something but anyways its good to see hes gone. Atkinson down, now Conroy is next for the picking :D
cyb3rspy Mar 23, 2010 9:42 AM	I'm so sad to see him go, what are we to do now.......{insert your Sarc mark here}
somemadcaaant Mar 23, 2010 11:40 AM	Yeah I always thought he was a bit of a cockadoodle-do. Bring on the adult entertainment to the game industry!!! Ahhhhh sigh of relief and hand down front of pants Al Bundy styles.
cheozuka Mar 23, 2010 7:02 PM	Celerbrate good times c'mon....And I will....LOL
index680i Mar 24, 2010 6:21 AM	I am so fucking happy. Like, what a fag. I mean R18! CAN WEZ HAVE IT!
sirtrancealot Mar 25, 2010 11:24 AM	New AG is in and supports r18 classification..! WEWT! And there was much rejoicing!!!
Rade Mar 25, 2010 3:01 PM	Also, the new guy is Pro 18+ rating :D
AnthraxPants Mar 25, 2010 6:13 PM	Where can I get a hair cut like that wicked geezer is sportin? I would look the flipp'n bomb y'all! G-Mo! Seriously now, is it just me, or is he checking me out and thinking some pretty 18+ rated thoughts?
Harpy Queen Mar 27, 2010 10:42 AM	It feels so good to say SA ex-Attorney General Michael Atkinson. He got a killer swing against him, when I checked it was about 12%, apparently it ended up at about 14%. However, we still need to push our AGs, the block is gone. Unfortunately they don't have to say what they are discussing at their meeting, our their individual decisions. Surely we have a right to know what our elected representatives are doing on our behalf so we can choose if we want them to remain our elected representatives? According to Kat Nicholson, the gamers4croydon candidate for Croydon, he was asked to leave.
sladeXS Apr 3, 2010 12:31 AM	You know that goosbumpy feeling u get when u know something wonderful has happened... he was a joke..a bad one.. and yes..now all we need is that pile of bad dna that is conroy to go..then we can start moving into the 21st century

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