Justice
Report
Australia’s Modern Slavery Act: is it fit for purpose?
This is the third report released in a multi-year collaborative project evaluating company responses to Australia's modern slavery reporting regime. It follows earlier reports 'Broken promises' and 'Paper promises'.
Report
The prevalence and impact of child maltreatment in Australia: findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study randomly surveyed 8503 randomly selected Australians (aged 16-65+). The researchers then generated the first, nationally representative rates of all five types of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and exposure to domestic violence) and their associated outcomes in Australia. The findings underscore the moral and economic imperative...
Report
Youth justice in Australia 2021-22
This report looks at young people who were under youth justice supervision in Australia during 2021–22 because of their involvement or alleged involvement in crime. It explores the key aspects of supervision, both in the community and in detention, as well as recent trends.
Report
Attitudes matter: the 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), findings for Australia
This report details the results from the 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS). It presents findings for the Australian community as a whole and considers them in the context of related research.
Report
Homicide in Australia 2020–21
The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes the 210 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021. During this 12-month period there were 221 victims of homicide and 263 identified offenders.