Espionage has become one of the most significant national security threats to Australia, impacting government, businesses and the university sector. The highly secretive nature of espionage makes it extremely difficult to measure. This study estimates, for the first time, the actual and prevented costs of espionage.

This research examined the experiences of children and young people aged between 10 and 17 who are respondents to Family Violence Intervention Orders and Personal Safety Intervention Orders in Victoria. The report shows that the intervention order system needs a rethink for children and young people. It makes four key findings and outlines what needs...

The live streaming of child sexual abuse (CSA) is a technologically and financially enabled crime type which has proliferated in recent years. This study uses a machine learning approach to produce a proof-of-concept model for identifying financial indicators associated with CSA live streaming. It reveals an important opportunity to use financial transactions to detect and...

This report presents the results from the 2023–24 Fraud against the Commonwealth census and the measures taken to prevent, detect or respond to fraud. Australian Government entities detected or received 288,808 allegations of fraud in 2023–24. Program information and program payments were the principal targets of substantiated internal and external fraud allegations respectively.

Research into the prevalence of young worker exploitation within the Australian labour force and the ways in which this exploitation may be combatted through the use of digital tools and data science. The report affirms the alarming rate at which young workers are underpaid and makes recommendations to combat young worker exploitation through the use...