Publications

Andrew Trotter and Harry Hobbs write that recent juvenile justice ‘reforms’ in Queensland not only make undesirable policy, but unravel centuries of gradually calculated reform to

The Brisbane Times reported on 7.8.14 that the verified crime rate in Queensland showed a drop of two per cent in the last financial year, according

In The Conversation (4.8.14), TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Assistant Professor Terry Goldsworthy, and Matthew Raj discuss the crime of domestic violence:  ‘Once a hidden crime,

Response in the Brisbane Times (11.7.14) to Supreme Court Justice Philip McMurdo criticism that there had been an ‘increasing trend’ of governments ‘disparaging’ the courts, and

James Farrell and Julian Burnside write in The Conversation (11.7.14) on the indepedence of the juduciary: ‘Australia’s courts serve us well, acting independently in their application

Roger Scott discusses how the judicial establishment prevailed over Joh Bjelke-Petersen about judicial appointments, and recalls another incident in which a public function had to be

Carolyn Bond, writing in The Guardian Today (Australian edition, 28.6.2014) asks: ‘Who will speak out for those suffering family violence and the victims of predatory debt

The appointment of Tim Carmody to become the next Chief Justice of Queensland continues to cause the Newman Government and Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie severe criticism from

Paul Rodan reponds to Paul Mazerolle, concluding that ‘it is certainly timely for voters to be reminded that the “lock them up and throw away the

Roger Scott speculates about the relevance for Queensland policymakers of findings from an article by Chris O’Malley in the Weekend Age (24.5.14), under an intriguing title which might

ABC News interview 21 May 2014.  Queensland corruption fighter Doug Drummond says CMC changes ‘very dangerous, very worrying’ Doug Drummond on the CMC »

Andrew Trotter and Harold Hobbs place the recent ‘reforms’ to the criminal justice system in Queensland in their historical context ‘to illustrate that together they constitute