Publications

Ben Smee and Eden Gillespie report in The Guardian (25.8.23) on the Palaszczuk government’s unexpected changes to the Youth Justice Act, explaining how the Human Rights

Eden Gillespie reports for The Guardian (24.4.23) on the state government’s announcement that it supported most of the recommendations in a Queensland Law Reform Commission review of the

Brad Cooper reports for InQld (11.1.23) on the issue of juvenile justice in Queensland, highlighting how ‘credible research continues to show that the ‘tougher’ authorities go on youth crime

Ben Smee reports in The Guardian (21.11.22) about the release of an inquiry report into the organisational culture of the state’s police service which found embedded racism and

Anastasia Powell writes in The Conversation (17.10.22) about a new joint  plan by federal, state and territory governments to end violence against women and children in Australia within

  On Monday, 1 August 2022, the TJ Ryan Foundation participated in a day-long commemoration of the abolition of the death penalty in Queensland in 1922.

Ben Smee reports in The Guardian (11.5.22) on the Palaszczuk government’s announcement of an inquiry into Queensland police responses to domestic violence, in line with recommendations

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (22.4.21) on the state government’s new youth justice laws which aim to crack down on repeat offenders, particularly in

Lydia Lynch reports in the Brisbane Times (3.6.20) on the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee’s review into Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission, undertaken every five years. Public submissions

Helen Davidson reports in The Guardian (4.12.19) on a High Court hearing in which the Australian government contends that those who are not citizens – even if

Henry Kha writes in The Conversation (28.10.19) that there have already been two recent inquires into the family court, but none of their recommendations have yet

Australians Against Capital Punishment and the Julian Wagner Memorial Fund are co-hosting a panel discussion and dinner in Brisbane to mark World Day Against the Death