Across Australia, governments are incarcerating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children at disproportionately high rates compared to non-Indigenous children. This racial discrimination complaint, made to the United Nations, highlights Australia's' discriminatory youth justice systems and how they seriously violate the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Outlining key policy priorities identified by the Australian legal profession, this paper seeks commitment to the reforms needed to improve law and policy. It calls for prioritising protection of the rule of law, promoting the administration of justice, supporting the exercise of rights under the law and committing to the principles of good law making.

This paper presents insights from a youth workshop exploring online privacy, with a focus on transparency, geolocation tracking, targeted advertising, and educational technologies. It highlights key concerns and priorities voiced by young people to guide more inclusive and responsive privacy policy.

This report describes 262 homicide incidents recorded by state and territory police between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. The report covers homicide incidents, victims of homicide and homicide offenders. There were 277 victims of homicide an – increase of 30 victims from 2022–23 and the second largest number of homicide victims recorded in...

The report examines the circumstances of Aboriginal children removed from their parents in Western Australia to be placed in out-of-home care. Parents contended their children were unjustifiably removed and they were punished for situations beyond their control, such as homelessness. It presents a series of recommendations for both the state government and federal government.