Justice

22 May 2013 | This report finds that the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is now in a stronger position in terms of its capacity to manage the immigration detention network and associated risks and issues, but has also found scope for further improvement and identified lessons that can be learned from challenges of the recent past.

14 May 2013 | This report presents data on criminal cases finalised in 2012 in the New South Wales Local, Children’s, District and Supreme Courts.

06 February 2013 | In a study of Australia’s media content regulation system in the context of three major Federal Government reviews of media law and policy this paper argues that the current system understands governance as the work of government and industry, and either minimises or overlooks the role of users, the context of platforms, and the scope of participation. 

14 May 2013 | This report evaluates the operation, effectiveness and implications of key Commonwealth, state and territory counter-terrorism laws.

13 May 2013 | This article considers the growing child poverty problem in New Zealand and the immediate and long-term consequences of poverty, and examines whether legislation addressing child poverty is required.

06 May 2013 | Homeless people are at high risk of legal problems, this study finds.

02 May 2013 | This article explores the roots of contemporary anti-terrorism law by examining three governmental innovations – mental health law, habitual criminal controls, and civilian internment in war-time – that developed as expressions of the liberal state’s desire to ensure the safety of its citizens in times of peace and war.