The risk-taking behaviours of children on adult-based platforms are largely unknown. This article presents findings on the online and offline behaviours of young people in Australia who, as children, used an adult-based platform. It found that children are exposed to risk both online and offline as a result of using these platforms.

This report is the fifth iteration in a series of attempts to calculate the costs of serious and organised crime to Australia. Serious and organised crime was estimated to cost Australia between $35.5b and $82.3b in 2023–24. These figures represent the substantial and pervasive economic impact of serious and organised crime on Australia.

Research examining restorative justice (RJ) for domestic and family violence (DFV) and sexual violence is growing. However, there has been little empirical examination of the perspectives of victim-survivors on best practice. This study addresses this gap drawing on victim-survivor participants in an Australian RJ program.

This study examines the characteristics of parricide in Australia using 35 years of data. Parricide, or the homicide of a parent by their child, comprises 5% of homicides each year. Findings illustrate the distinctiveness of parricide and the greater need to consider this form of lethal violence in responses to family violence.

This bulletin describes the findings of an analysis of 771 individuals proceeded against by police for image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) offences in four jurisdictions in 2022–23: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Victoria. It discusses implications for prevention and detection of IBSA offending, and underlines the need for tailored responses to IBSA...