Justice
Report
Commonwealth offences sentenced in Victoria
This report examines Commonwealth offences sentenced in Victoria’s adult courts in the five years to 30 June 2023. It identifies the agencies that prosecuted Commonwealth offences, the demographics of federal offenders, the sentence types imposed for Commonwealth offences and the most commonly sentenced Commonwealth offences in Victoria.
Report
Pseudolaw and sovereign citizens
This paper examines pseudolaw and its most prominent adherents, sovereign citizens. It outlines pseudolaw and its origins, sets out common arguments and beliefs, and explores factors for its spread in New South Wales and Australia. While the scale of the phenomenon is difficult to precisely identify, the paper discusses its impacts and ways to respond.
Report
Stories that matter: learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experiences of the criminal legal system
This research report describes the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the criminal legal system in Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. The findings confirm the lasting impacts of colonisation and intergenerational trauma, which create the conditions that lead Indigenous people into engagement with the criminal legal system.
Briefing paper
Responses to antisemitism and Islamophobia
The report provides a summary of civil laws, criminal laws, reviews or reforms currently in progress, and best practice initiatives in response to antisemitism and Islamophobia in Australia – presenting anti-vilification measures for each state and territory government and the Commonwealth.
Report
Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Bill 2026
This report presents a summary of an examination of Queensland's Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Bill 2026. The committee’s task was to consider the policy to be achieved by the legislation and the application of fundamental legislative principles. The committee recommends that the Bill be passed.