Publications

Retiring Judge Alan Wilson reignited public debate over the appointment of Chief Justice Tim Carmody in his valedictory address.  His remarks sparked a response from Carmody,

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (27.3.15) that ‘Labor will push ahead with its plan to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence, first mooted in January last year, which will

Amy Remeikis reports (Brisbane Times, 27.3.15) that the former president of the Queensland Bar Association, Peter Davis, has described Jarrod Bleijie as: ‘”an inexperienced and under-educated,

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (13.3.15) that Queensland is the only Australian jurisdiction to treat 17-year-olds as adults in the justice system, which stands in

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (12.3.15): ‘Queensland’s boot camps and other juvenile justice measures are under review, with Labor set to put the LNP’s

The Report of the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family violence in Queensland presented to Premier Palaszczuk in March 2015.   The Taskforce, chaired by Dame

In this paper published by Inside Story (4.3.15) Russell Marks provides an overview of his recent book, and argues that the justice system has the capacity

Cameron Atfield reports in the Brisbane Times (12.2.15) on AIC research on property crime: ‘Tougher sentencing is less of a deterrent to property crime than increased security,

The ABC’s Fact Check investigated Newman’s claims on the crime rate drop under the LNP government.  Its findings: The claim: Campbell Newman says Queensland crime rates have

‘Dear Premier’, write Janet Ransley in The Conversation (20.2.15): ‘You have a ready-made blueprint for evidence-based crime policy in last year’s parliamentary legal affairs and community

Terry Goldsworthy writes in The Conversation (20.1.15) that ‘An examination of the overall crime rate in Queensland indicates that it has been steadily reducing for the

Criminologists have called on the State Government to establish an independent body to interpret and publish an overall view of crime statistics, as is the case