The game industry is getting a welcome feeling in Australia after the country saw its anti-mature game attorney-general give up his post to a much more favorable candidate. Australia news site news.com.au reports (via Edge-Online) that John Rau, the new MP taking over as South Australian Attorney-General, has already made statements that he s amenable to introducing a mature game rating in the country. Rau replaced Michael Atkinson, a staunch opponent of mature game content who had denied classification for titles such as EA’s “Left 4 Dead 2” and Sega’s “Alien vs. Predator,” and in recent months faced challenges from game makers and retailers. Atkinson stepped down from his post despite winning his most recent election, citing personal reasons. The report from news.com.au says Chris Prior, game industry advocate and president of pro-mature rating lobbying group Gamers4Croydon, spoke to Rau about the issue shortly after he replaced Atkinson. Prior said that Rau called the lack of a mature rating for games absurd and said he thinks extending Australia’s R18+ film rating to mature games is common sense. Australia’s attorneys-general are preparing to take up the issue at their next meeting in late April. Read more at news.com.au.