Professor Michael Flood spoke at a United Nations event on “Men’s Accountability for Gender Equality” held in Geneva on October 12. Elizabeth Broderick, former Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Member of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, moderated the event. Other speakers included Francisca E.…
Event: Public Service in the 21st Century
Join the TJ Ryan Foundation, the QUT Centre for Justice, and the Corruption Prevention Network Queensland for a panel discussion about the future of the public service in Queensland. Our expert panel will discuss the challenges facing the contemporary public service including those related to:…
QUT Connections: A forum for bold ideas
QUT’s flagship event series connecting you to prominent thought leaders and ground-breaking research. QUT is an exciting place, where ideas are generated, questioned, and challenged. Introducing our new free public speaker series – ‘QUT Connections: a forum for bold ideas’, inspiring curiosity, exploring public debate, and connecting you…
Thoughts on “The Voice”
Australians are being asked to vote on 14 October 2023 in a referendum on: A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration? To establish an Aboriginal and…
‘In Conversation’: Mark Cridland, Director-General, Department of Housing
QUT Centre for Justice is pleased to support QCOSS in hosting an “In Conversation” with Mark Cridland, newly appointed Director-General of Department of Housing. Queensland is in a housing crisis. 300,000 Queenslanders currently have unmet housing needs. In May of this year, the Queensland Government created a stand-alone…
Dr Melodie Ruwet – Seafaring Diplomacy: The Politics of Large Marine Protected Areas
QUT Centre for Justice member, Dr Melodie Ruwet presented for Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) at Holding Redlich Lawyers on the topic of Seafaring Diplomacy: The Politics of Large Marine Protected Areas. A report from AIIA following the event is below. Congratulations Melodie…
Australian Awards Short Course on Promoting Effective Federal Governance: A/Prof Mark Lauchs
QUT Centre for Justice member, A/Prof Mark Lauchs was involved in the delivery of a short course for a group of leaders from three tiers of Nepal’s government and members for civil society. The twenty Nepali leaders completed the Australia Awards Short Course on ‘Promoting Effective Federal…
‘Placement Poverty’: Professor Christine Morley
QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Christine Morley, continues to gain impact in research around unpaid work placements – or ‘placement poverty’. As part of a research team, Professor Morley has been researching the current financial burden on students required to complete long, and mostly unpaid, social work…
Conference Impact: Justine Coneybeer
QUT Centre for Justice PhD candidate, Justine Coneybeer, was awarded a Doctoral Student Bursary Award to attend Crossing Boundaries: the 2023 Business and Modern Slavery Research Conference is to be held in Bath, UK on 20-21 September 2023. This conference is likely to be the largest gathering of…
Travel and Impact: Professor Melissa Bull
QUT Centre for Justice Director, Professor Melissa Bull recently attended the European Society of Criminology “EuroCrim” Conference in Florence, Italy where she presented a keynote and panel participation as part of the pre-ESC 2023 on “Research Methodologies in Policing Studies.” as well as presenting as part of a…