THE Federal Government says it will not reverse the decision to introduce the R18 video game classification after reports the Norway terrorist had a collection of violent video games.

Justice Minister Brendan O'Connor said the new rules would still allow the Government to ban the most violent video games.



"Because there's a madman who's done such atrocities in Norway, I don't think (that) means that we're going to close down film or the engagement with games," Mr O'Connor told ABC TV's Insiders program.



"Clearly there's something wrong with this person to cause such devastation in Norway, but I'm not sure that the argument goes that as a result of watching a game you turn into that type of person. I think there's something clearly intrinsically wrong with him," Mr O'Connor said.



His comments came as Melbourne's tiny Norwegian community sought to come to terms with the Oslo massacre.

Tietse Stelma, president of the Friends of Norway in Victoria, said it was more of a shock because Norway was regarded as one of Europe's safer countries.



"It's such a tragedy and the community is naturally shattered by it," he said.



"We are very small but we keep together and it's a very nice tight-knit community."



"The news (in Norway) are saying this has come from nowhere."



The Swedish Church in Toorak, which is a religious centre for all of the Scandanavian countries, encouraged members of the Norwegian community to visit yesterday to pay their respects to the dead and pray for the survivors.



Janne Bjornsen, president of the local Norwegian students' association in Melbourne lit a candle at the church in memory of the dead.



"I heard from some friends (in Norway) straight away about what had happened," a stunned Ms Bjornsen said.



"It was terrible. I just didn't believe it. I talked to some of my friends in Norway. They feel the same way.



"We are thinking of the people back in Norway."

Originally published as Violent games will keep on firing