With the media and legal bar set so high seven years after the global awakening of #MeToo, it’s an ongoing battle for female victim-survivors to provide bulletproof evidence in the contested spaces of “she said/he said”.
2023 was a watershed year for women’s reproductive rights in Australia, but the cost of contraception and abortion services remains too high.
Victoria is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 this year, but questions remain as to what responses should be implemented to improve outcomes for young offenders and the community.
A new five-year study aims to build a broad picture of illicit drug use in regional Victoria, to better-understand the gaps in local health service planning.
The scandal and its aftermath point to a systemic failure of police accountability. Such failure is fertile soil for police corruption, and makes a repeat of the scandal entirely possible.
Recognition of forced marriage as a form of family violence paves the way for victim-survivors to seek help, but are the support systems set up for it?
There’s little more than a year left for Crown Resorts to get its house in order and become worthy of keeping its casino licence.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has kept poverty and inequality on the policy agenda.
The global trade in arms is worth more than two trillion dollars. A UN conference aims to bring more oversight to this deadly industry.
Police drug-enforcement activities in Indonesia do more harm than good, and women bear the brunt of it. It’s time for Indonesia to decriminalise drug use, and expand health services.
We must take heed of what those with lived experiences are calling for in Australia’s policy commitment to end the national crisis of violence against women.
The recent introduction of a private member’s bill to decriminalise drug use has started an important conversation about how our drug laws are harming people, and how we can improve them.
Researchers estimate about half of the adults who end up in prison are parents, but what happens to their children?
Will there be new opportunities for criminals to use 5G technologies and mobile applications – with higher speeds and more reliability – to conduct crime?
How did assumptions and biases find their way into machines? As groups around the world fight for social equality, is AI helping or hurting our progress?
The experts uncover some of the policies and initiatives needed for change, and the role of localised actions as part of the solution.
While most other Pacific nations take strong abolitionist stances on the death penalty, PNG is moving in the opposite direction – despite not having executed any prisoners since 1954.
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.
Short-term measures don't address the fundamental systemic issues that lead these vulnerable women into danger.
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 decision to extend out-of-home care to 21 years of age will significantly advance the life opportunities for many of Victoria’s most vulnerable young people.
The system for investigating police misconduct, corruption and criminality in Victoria is hopelessly flawed. A culture of integrity within its police force will take time to build.
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