Advances in reproductive technologies, and contemporary family structures, have turned familial relationships on their head, and human rights law needs to catch up.
Professor Chris Lawrence’s passion for Indigenous achievement has come full circle.
Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.
New research shows Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence had engaged with police to help them. However, many didn’t receive the support that potentially could have saved their lives.
It’s time to ask our politicians the hard questions about what they intend to do to strengthen human rights protections if elected to government.
Researchers estimate about half of the adults who end up in prison are parents, but what happens to their children?
The experts uncover some of the policies and initiatives needed for change, and the role of localised actions as part of the solution.
More than 30 years ago, a royal commission was set up to investigate black deaths in custody, But what did we learn from that inquiry?
Female prisoner numbers have skyrocketed over the past decade, and an overwhelming majority of them have experienced domestic violence.
Since 1991, the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system has increased. There are three areas of reform that could start addressing the problem.
How do we smooth the transition for young people leaving out-of-home care?
A dramatic fall in youth remand numbers during the pandemic has sparked calls for a re-examination of our justice systems.
When police adopt a military philosophy, the community is divided into those to be protected, and those seen as a threat – and that's most often defined along racial lines.
Rhetoric and hypocrisy can still be seen everywhere in the reconciliation space, and while protests are occurring across Australia in response to the #blacklivesmatter crisis in the US, we shouldn't ignore our own history.
In developing and conflict-affected countries, support systems for children’s protection in times of the pandemic risk being overlooked.
Grave human rights concerns are held for children globally as the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold.
Our post-coronavirus pandemic future will be very different to the one we anticipated, as it reshapes relationships, governments, business, and broader society.
We can’t talk about youth crime without taking into account childhood adversity.
William Cooper was in a league of his own, fighting for an Aboriginal voice in parliament and a treaty in the 1930s.
It's World Children's Day, yet in Australia's criminal justice system they are still being silenced and denied their rights.
A glaring gap in Australia's migration system is failing victims of gendered violence.
A genuine partnership needs to be established between the government and Aboriginal people to get Closing the Gap targets back on track.
One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.
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