QUT Centre for Justice member and Senior Lecturer, School of Management, QUT Business School, Dr Penny Williams was interviewed on Radio 4BC last week responding to a story in the UK where BT has announced it is axing 55,000 jobs over the next decade. BT say that up…
QUT C4J HDR Winter School
QUT Centre for Justice is excited to release an outline of its upcoming QUT C4J HDR Winter School Program running from 17-19 July 2023 at Kelvin…
Publication: The Power in Rural Place Stigma
QUT Centre for Justice member, Dr Christina Malatzky has co-authored a paper with Dr Danielle Couch from Monash University in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry titled, “The Power in Rural Place Stigma”. Abstract: The phenomenon and implications of stigma have been recognized across many contexts and in…
Publication: Police and procedural justice: perceptions of young people with mental illness
Associate Professor Angela Higginson has published an article in the Q1 journal, Policing and Society with former QUT PhD student Dr Matthew Morgan (now at ACU). The article is titled, “Police and procedural justice: perceptions of young people with mental illness.” Abstract: Young people with mental illness…
Media: Associate Professor Erin O’Brien – Decriminalisation of sex work
Associate Professor Erin O’Brien has been asked to provide expert opinion on the recommendation of the Queensland Law Reform Commission which found that current laws stigmatise sex workers and put them at risk of exploitation. Erin spoke to ABC News, ABC Online and ABC Radio Canberra on…
Media: A/Prof Janice Rieger – Co-designing inclusive architecture with diverse communities
QUT Centre for Justice member, Associate Professor Janice Rieger appeared on the podcast Impact Boom to discuss co-designing inclusive architecture with diverse communities. DR. RIEGER DISCUSSES HOW BUILT ENVIRONMENTS HAVE HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED DIVERSE COMMUNITIES FROM ACCESSING THEM, AND THE OPPORTUNITY THIS CREATES TO CRITICALLY ANALYSE AND REDESIGN THE…
QUT Centre for Justice members top-three most read in The Conversation
QUT Centre for Justice members were authors of the top-three most read articles in “The Conversation” during the month of April. Associate Professor Cassandra Cross Australia lost more than $3bn to scammers in 2022. Here are 5 emerging scams to look out for By Cassandra Cross – April…
Publication: “This unpaid placement makes you poor”: Australian social work students’ experiences of the financial burden of field education
QUT Centre for Justice members, Christine Morley, Joanne Clarke, Jennifer Mays and Jennie Briese have been part of a team researching the current financial burden on students required to complete long, and mostly unpaid, social work placements. Their research has been published in the social sciences Q1 journal,…
Event: “In Conversation” Hon Mick de Brenni MP
Access to affordable, reliable energy is essential to live a comfortable, dignified and healthy life. In September 2022, the Queensland Government released the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan. The plan outlines an ambitious path to achieving a 70% renewable energy target by 2032. Join QUT Centre for Justice…
QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Paper Series: Modern Advocacy and Exploitative Work
QUT Centre for Justice have released a Briefing Paper Series on Modern Slavery and Exploitative Work. This series was initiated by the QUT Centre for Justice Modern Slavery Research Group, a multi-disciplinary group of researchers seeking to improve knowledge and understanding of the issue of modern slavery and labour exploitation…