This report outlines considerations for jurisdictions in developing supports and services for children under a raised minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR), providing a pathway for jurisdictions to progress reforms.

This report follows a legal examination to determine whether the State of South Australia could legislate a ban on access to social media services by children under 14 and to restrict access to social media services by children between the ages of 14 and 16 by requiring parental consent to their access. The report also...

Australia is failing to implement effective, child rights-based approaches to reform child justice systems. This report investigates opportunities for reform based on evidence and the protection of human rights. It proposes an approach that addresses the social determinants of justice through upstream reform improving child health, learning and wellbeing.

Perpetrators of domestic and family violence are increasingly using advancements in communication and surveillance technologies to extend their abuse tactics. This study examines pathways to safety and justice for victim‑survivors. The analysis identifies gaps, limitations and opportunities for improvement in responses to victim‑survivors of this rapidly developing form of domestic and family violence. It presents...

Human rights – the basic rights and freedoms applying to all people, regardless of their background or beliefs, is based on principles of dignity, equality and mutual respect. The key recommendation from this inquiry is for the federal government to introduce legislation to establish a Human Rights Act for Australia.

The Australian Law Reform Commission invites stakeholder submissions in relation to the questions raised in this issues paper. The questions focus on the information, support, and options available to victim survivors following their experience of sexual violence.

Police in Australia are seeing increased reporting of family, domestic and sexual violence, while facing greater pressure to secure positive outcomes for victims. This study reviews published Australian and international research on police training in responding to family, domestic and sexual violence.

Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children is paramount. Yet, filicide - the killing of one’s own child, is the second most common type of domestic homicide in Australia after intimate partner homicide. This report presents the first national figures for filicides that have occurred in Australia in the context of domestic and family violence.

Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Australia’s children, especially those most vulnerable because of their circumstances, continues to be a contentious and elusive area of policy reform. This study aims to provide a national focus for reforms to the child protection and youth justice systems by examining the nature of recommendations from 61 reports and...

Police body-worn camera (BWC) technologies are deployed by all Australian police agencies, including in frontline responses to domestic and family violence (DFV). This paper presents the findings from the first Australian study focused on how women DFV victim-survivors view and experience BWC technology in police call-outs and legal proceedings.