Dr Shane Warren and Ms Alyssa Venning A number of academics from QUT School of Social Work and Public Health, many of who are members of QUT Centre for Justice, supported a submission to the Queensland Parliament Economics and Governance Committee Strengthening Community…
New Special Issue: International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
A special issue of International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy has been published. Victoria Nagy (University of Tasmania) and Thomas Kehoe (The University of Melbourne) have curated a set of articles that bring history and criminology together and remind scholars of “how much there is for us…
Strategies for Improving Labour Conditions Within the Australian Cotton Value Chain
QUT Centre for Justice member, Associate Professor Erin O’Brien launched a research report for a project on preventing labour exploitation in the cotton value chain, commissioned by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC). The project was led by Professor Alice Payne (RMIT, Adjunct QUT Centre for Justice)…
Publication: “Individual Responsibility and Disconnection: Practitioner Experiences of the First Wave COVID19 Lockdown”
QUT Centre for Justice member Michelle Newcomb, with Alyssa Venning from QUT Public Health and Social Work, has recently published an article in Q1 journal, Australian Social Work titled, “Individual Responsibility and Disconnection: Practitioner Experiences of the First Wave COVID19 Lockdown.” ABSTRACT The first wave of the COVID-19…
Research Profile: Dr Gina Masterton
QUT Centre for Justice and Carumba Institute Indigenous Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Gina Masterton, will speak at an International Women’s Day event for Moreton Bay Regional Council. Gina will join a panel of local women as they discuss the ways they choose to challenge inequality. Gina’s research…
Event: “Debate for Justice” – QUT Centre for Justice and Environmental Defenders Office
QUT Centre for Justice and Environmental Defenders Officer are thrilled to invite you to a night of guaranteed laughs at the 2023 “Debate for Justice. This year’s topic is “Thanks, Boomers!” We have the following brilliant minds lined up to showcase their talents: The Hon. Justice…
Research Report: Who uses domestic, family, and sexual violence, how and why? The State of Knowledge Report on Violence Perpetration
QUT Centre for Justice member Professor Michael Flood has released a report with Chay Brown, Lula Dembele and Kirsti Mills titled, “Who uses domestic, family, and sexual violence, how and why? …
QCOSS and QUT C4J “In Conversation” – Under Treasurer Leon Allen Budget Edition
QUT Centre for Justice looks forward to partnering again with QCOSS in 2022 to host the ‘In Conversation’ series. In this first ‘In Conversation’ for 2023 we will unpack the Queensland Government’s budget process, including how our sector can best influence and contribute to state government funding priorities. …
Seminar: Australian Youth Safety Survey – Australia and NZ
QUT Centre for Justice was delighted to welcome Dr Susann Wiedlitzka from University of Auckland to co-present a seminar with QUT Centre for Justice member, Associate Professor Angela Higginson. The Australian Youth Safety Survey (AYSS) is an online survey of young people aged 14 to 25, focusing on…
Publication: Policing in the Pacific Islands
QUT Centre for Justice members, Associate Professor Danielle Watson and Professor Melissa Bull have co-authored a book with Loene Howes (University of Tasmania), Sinclair Dinnen (ANU Department of Pacific Affairs) and Sara N. Amin (University of South Pacific) titled, “Policing in the Pacific Islands”. This open access book…