Veteran investigative journalist Steve Barrett will deliver the keynote address at a gala fundraiser for a charity at the forefront of the fight against child abuse this month. Barrett will speak at the annual Black Tie Masquerade Ball in support of the Child Protection Foundation on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the Doltone House Function … Continued
Peter Malinauskas’ decision late Friday to privatise the Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC) is a betrayal of hard-working corrections officers across the country, says the Community and Public Sector Union. While Labor Governments around the country have been busily bringing prisons back into the public sector, most recently the Minns Government with Junee and Parklea … Continued
Today’s decision by the Malinauskas Government to rehire international prison company Serco to run the Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC) is a betrayal of every volunteer who handed out to re-elect them only a month ago, says the Public Service Association of South Australia. The Labor Party has always opposed the privatisation of precious public services, so … Continued
The McKell Institute has delivered a scathing assessment of the privatisation of the Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC), concluding the experiment has failed on cost, safety, staffing, and accountability grounds, as pressure mounts on the South Australian Government to return the prison to public hands. Serco’s $115 million contract to operate the ARC is due to … Continued
By Tim Mansour
Key Facts: Jesuit Social Services opposes graduated mandatory minimum sentences for young offenders, stating they are ineffective as deterrents due to young people's underdeveloped risk assessment abilities. Over 60% of children in detention have experienced abuse, trauma or neglect, with half having had contact with child protection services and family violence exposure. One quarter of … Continued
Illicit alcohol: UNSW expert available for comment Dr Michala Kowalski, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, is an expert on alcohol policy and can provide commentary and analysis on illicit alcohol, including the potential health harms, the tell-tale signs of illicit alcohol products, and the regulatory oversight. Dr … Continued
Crime Stoppers Queensland, a charity providing an anonymous crime reporting service, is transitioning to a more centralised, scalable and digitally capable operating model to ensure it can continue to effectively support Queensland Police and the community into the future. Importantly, there are no changes to how the public can anonymously report information. The Crime Stoppers … Continued
The Victorian Opposition’s plan to expand the already concerning ‘adult time for violent crime’ laws to cover twice as many offences, should it win November’s state election, would be a backwards step and fail to reduce youth crime from occurring in the first place, says Jesuit Social Services. “Endlessly locking up children is a shortsighted, cruel and unsustainable way to go about community safety,” says Jesuit Social Services CEO … Continued
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) reform package, consisting of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2026. The bills, which were introduced into the Parliament on 25 March 2026, would establish the … Continued
Media Release 30th March 2026 BOCSAR evaluation of the NSW Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) shows we really need a better EDDI The first official evaluation of the Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) in NSW by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has revealed NSW Police are only using diversion … Continued
