Law enforcement
Alternative labels
Rule of law
Briefing paper
Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026: bills digest
The Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026 will expand law enforcement powers to investigate illicit tobacco related offending and increase the penalties and consequences for persons involved in illicit tobacco offending. This bill digest outlines the purpose and structure of the bill, the background, and the policy position of non-government parties/independents.
Report
Building procedural justice in Australian street-level drug law enforcement
The study provides an assessment of the extent to which Australian street-level drug law enforcement approaches are perceived as procedurally just by people who use illicit drugs, to benchmark procedural justice levels and to identify predictors of and methods to enhance procedural justice. It outlines avenues to improve the procedural justice in Australia.
Report
Illicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette Commissioner report 2024-25
This is the first report from the Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette (ITEC) Commissioner on Australia's illicit tobacco and e-cigarette market. This report provides a centralised, data-driven assessment to help counter illicit trade and its damaging health and community impacts, and identifies areas to guide the way forward.
Report
The global state of democracy 2025
This report reveals the depth and breadth of the challenges facing democratic governance worldwide. The four pillars of democracy – Representation, Rights, Rule of Law and Participation – are under strain. The report finds more than half of all countries assessed have declined in at least one key aspect of democratic performance over the past...
Report
Smart cities: technologies and policy options to enhance services and transparency
This report examines how smart technologies can impact a city’s ability to deliver services, the benefits and challenges of using smart technologies, and policy options that could help enhance the benefits or mitigate the challenges of using smart technologies. It looks at the use of smart technologies in transportation and law enforcement services in the...