(Cover image Ryan McVay/Getty) QUT Centre for Justice Director, Professor Rowena Maguire, has authored a piece in The Conversation titled, “Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?” As consumers continue to engage with ultra-fast fashion, Australia has no national policy on…
(Image source: Reuters: Hollie Adams) An immigration crackdown of undocumented migrants in US cities has captivated the world in recent weeks, sparking fears that a wave of deportees may be about to enter the Pacific. US immigration documents have marked hundreds of Pacific migrants for deportation, most of whom…
QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Michael Flood, has been asked to provide media commentary to ABC Life Matters and ABC Radio National on the concept of the “#GirlDad. “You’ve probably seen photos like this while you’re scrolling your feed. A dad in a tiara sipping imaginary tea or teaching his daughter how to cast a fishing line. Or maybe you remember that viral video of a dad who figured out how to nail the perfect ponytail using a vacuum cleaner. He sort of vacuumed his daughter’s hair into the vacuum cleaner and then like popped a hair tie onto it at the end. And these posts are usually accompanied by the hashtag Girl Dad.” (ABC Life Matters, 15.07.25) In this discussion Professor Flood noted the positivity that comes from increasing the visibility…
Associate Professor Danielle Watson has authored a four-part Briefing Paper Series, commissioned by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) which provide timely insights into emerging and under-examined aspects of transnational organized crime (TNOC) across the Pacific region. The series draws…
A new national report has found that trading practices across Australia’s food supply chain may be contributing to food loss and waste (FLW). The project, Understanding trading practices contributing to food loss and waste in Australia, is the first of its kind to examine how supply chain dynamics,…
The recently concluded School of Justice unit JSB305 Professional Justice Placement has proven remarkable for the successful outcomes attributed to all of the students involved. One of the most notable outcomes was achieved by the student Molli Baxter, whose placement with Suncorp concluded with the delivering of a…
QUT Centre for Justice member Dr Morgan Rees continues his media commentary on the AUKUS Agreement, and the ramifications of the Pentagon reviewing the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the US and the UK. He says it is not that surprising given the President’s scepticism of foreign alliances,…
QUT Centre for Justice member, Dr Claire Ferguson, has provided media commentary on an upcoming murder mystery night set to take place in Catherine in August, based on a missing persons case that took place in Laramar in 2017. The night will cast locals into the roles of the real people involved in the unsolved case of Paddy Moriarty and his dog Kelly Claire discusses the…
A recent article titled, “What the numbers really say about Crisafulli’s crime crackdown” considered data that was shared by the LNP showing youth crime had fallen by 32 per cent in the first three months of this year, since “Adult Crime, Adult Time” laws were changed in December…
