The NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne and QUT Centre for Justice PhD student, Justine Coneybeer, have jointly authored a submission to the Inquiry into the Ethical Clothing Extended Responsibilities Scheme 2005 (NSW) by the NSW Parliament Modern Slavery Committee. The submission is informed by research interviews undertaken…
The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy (IJCJSD) ranked well in the release of the annual Scimago International Journal Rankings for 2023. The Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator is a measure of the scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or…
Yesterday QUT Centre for Justice farewelled Professor Melissa Bull as Centre Director of QUT Centre for Justice. Melissa has led the Centre since its inception in 2020. Under Melissa’s leadership the Centre has grown to become a true interdisciplinary research centre with membership across all faculties of QUT. …
QUT Centre for Justice member, Associate Professor Lisa van Leent (pictured), has published a paper with QUT preservice teacher, Jordan Pickering to assist teachers to engage in queer(ing) pedagogies. Gender expansive pronouns belong in English language classrooms. This is the argument that Lisa and undergraduate co-author, Jordan, make…
QUT Centre for Justice members, Professor Michael Flood and PhD students Maree Crabbe and Kelsey Adams have drawn on a nationally representative survey of 1,985 Australians aged 15 to 20 on their exposure to and use of pornography. They have published their findings in the Australian and New…
QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Deanna Grant-Smith, appeared in a number of media reports this week discussing how social media has become the new ‘front door’ for many multi-level marketing schemes with people using the platform to sell products, but also to recruit friends for financial gain.…
QUT Centre for Justice member, and STEL (School of Teacher Education and Leadership) academic, A/Prof Lisa van Leent, led a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) with STEL colleagues, Dr Michelle Jeffries and Dr Naomi Barnes, and Dr Steph Jowett, School of Law.…
QUT Centre for Justice was pleased to be a part of an event with Queensland Sentencing and Advisory Council (QSAC) to consider whether current sentencing laws related to sexual assault and rape offences are appropriate and meeting their current objectives. QSAC will use this information to provide advice…
QUT Centre for Justice has a PhD scholarship opportunity available within the following project areas (one scholarship only on offer). Application dates Applications close 30 April 2024 What you’ll receive You will receive an annual stipend paid fortnightly, indexed…
