Blog post by Dr Cassandra Cross In my career so far, I have had some amazing opportunities to travel the globe and talk to people about online fraud. It is something I never tire of, and the ability to make new connections and learn more about this topic…
The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Image from In Their Own Words: 25 Drawings From Children In Detention Blog post by Dr Helen Berents “Australia currently holds about 800 children in mandatory closed immigration detention for indefinite periods, with no pathway to protection or settlement. This includes 186 children detained on Nauru. Children and…
A picture drawn by a child in detention on Christmas Island
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An Oasis in a Neo-Liberal Land: The Inaugural Asia-Pacific Conference on Gendered Violence & Violations
Guest blog by Walter S. DeKeseredy Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research on Violence, and Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University and Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology February 10 to 12, 2015 will be days…
Reentry to Nothing: Urban Survival after Mass Incarceration
Alessandro De Giorgio’s excellent blog series Reentry to Nothing: Urban Survival after Mass Incarceration highlights the aftermath of mass incarceration in the United States by following formerly incarcerated people on reentry. The blog shares ethnographic insights about the impact of poverty, racism, homelessness, unemployment, and lack of services…
John Mickel – Justice Sessional Academic in the news
Former Queensland Speaker and QUT Justice Sessional Academic John Mickel has been in the news a lot lately commenting on election issues. Here are just a few examples: Ferny Grove by-election shouldn’t stop Queensland Labor forming minority government, former Labor MP says Five seats too close to call…
Filicide Conference 3rd – 4th June 2015, Monash Centre, Prato Italy
Monash University hosts Addressing Filicide: Moving to prevention- Second International Conference 3rd – 4th June 2015, Monash Centre, Prato Italy Following the success of the Inaugural Conference “Addressing Filicide” in 2013, the Conference Committee are proud to announce details of the second conference, to be held again in…
Liz Kelly to speak in Brisbane
Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research is hosting a talk by Liz Kelly at UQ next week. De-genderisation and sexual assault services Professor Liz Kelly CBE 10:30am to 12:00pm (AEST) Monday, 16th February University of Queensland (St Lucia) Building 7 Room 234, Parnell Building, University of…
Rosie Batty – Australian of the Year- criticizes domestic violence cuts
Photo by Simon Schluter Rosie Batty was named Australian of the Year last week in recognition of her work to raise awareness about the shortcomings of Australia’s response to domestic violence, especially in cases where there are children involved. Batty’s son was murdered by her violent ex-husband following…
Homicide statistics challenge stereotypes
The Australian Institute of Criminology National Homicide Monitoring report includes information about the number, types, and distribution of homicide in Australia. Contrary to stereotypes about this most violent crime, domestic homicides are the most prevalent type, and most homicides take place at home. Domestic homicides were half of…