The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department has commissioned this research to support a review of the Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP). The FRSP aims to improve the wellbeing of Australian families, particularly families with children, who are at risk of separating or have separated.

This study presents the first estimate of the prevalence of recorded family and domestic violence offending in a population sample in Australia. It estimates that 6.3 percent of people born in New South Wales had been proceeded against by police for a family and domestic violence offence by age 37.

This report highlights significant modern slavery risks faced by temporary migrant workers in agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional NSW. The modern slavery risks identified include debt bondage, deceptive recruiting, forced labour and, in extreme cases, servitude, sexual servitude and even human trafficking.

The NSW Police Force has conducted a review of their role, responsibility and response to mental health incidents in the community. This report is a summary of that review.

The Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Bill 2024 contains a number of measures seeking to increase the effectiveness of Victoria’s principal Act for curtailing organised crime. The paper looks into the history of unlawful association laws and outlaw motorcycle gangs, as well as detailing the Victorian developments leading up to the current Bill.