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A Churchill Fellow from Victoria says an Australian first specialist Infant Court would introduce a proven, evidence-based innovation to a child protection sector crying out for reform. Churchill Fellow, Matthew Wilson says each year sees an incremental rise in the number of Australian children being removed from parental care and entering the out-of-home care … Continued
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A Churchill Fellow from Queensland has called for a rethink when it comes to youth detention, including more integrated ‘leaves of absence’ as current models are not reducing the risk of reoffending. Churchill Fellow, Kate Bjur has called on governments to learn from the shared decision models from around the world to reduce the … Continued
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How safe is your apartment? A new online quiz from Neighbourhood Watch – supported by RACV – will help Victorians answer this question and provide simple and actionable tips to help you feel safe in your apartment. By completing the quick How Safe Is My Apartment online quiz, users will receive a free report with … Continued
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In Australia, at least one woman a week is murdered by their current or former partner. In the first five months of 2024 alone, an unusually high number of killings allegedly by men’s violence in Australia has reignited national attention over the need to better address women’s risk of fatal violence. A new report from … Continued
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A global study on the prevalence of sexual extortion among adults has found the issue to be more widespread than initially thought. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, is a form of image-based sexual abuse which includes making threats to share intimate photos or videos of a victim unless they comply with the perpetrator’s behavioral or financial … Continued
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A Monash expert is available to comment ahead of new legislation the Federal Attorney General will introduce tomorrow that will criminalise the distribution and creation of non-consensual sexualised deepfake images in Australia. Dr Asher Flynn, Chief Investigator and Deputy Lead, Australian Research Council Centre for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and Associate Professor … Continued
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The Crime Statistics Agency has reported that over $33 million worth of hand and power tools were stolen from Victorian tradies in 2023, a 37 per cent increase on the previous year. 18,626 power tools and 14,911 hand tools were stolen across Victoria in 2023, an increase of 12 per cent in the total number … Continued
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Governments in Australia spent nearly $5.5 billion on illicit drug countermeasures in 2021/2022, but less than 10 per cent went towards strategies aimed at preventing use and reducing negative consequences. Australian governments spend more on law enforcement in illicit drug policy than treatment, prevention and harm reduction combined, says a UNSW Sydney report. The findings … Continued
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International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia congratulates the Communications Minister for strengthening Australia’s Basic Online Safety Expectations (BOSE) to better protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse. Commencing today, the BOSE Amendment Determination includes new provisions that require tech companies operating in Australia to design products and services with child safety in mind before … Continued
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A Monash expert is available to comment on a cyber incident impacting Ticketmaster customers, amid claims the ticketing giant is part of a data leak expected to impact millions globally. Professor Nigel Phair, Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology Contact details: +61 450 501 248 or media@monash.edu Impact of cybercrime … Continued
