Discusses the human rights implications of the ‘media gag’ imposed on Lex Wotton for his part in the Palm Island riots after the death of Mulrunji.

The collection of data is essential for effective research and policy. The approved method of data collection in relation to Indigenous victims of crime is currently inconsistently adhered to across […]

This is the first report of a research project on experiences of Indigenous victims of sexual violence in the criminal justice system. In this phase, the project examines the way […]

This brief outlines the Constitutional Reform and Indigenous Peoples project, which will examine the history of constitutional development relating to Indigenous people since Federation, evaluate the current position of Indigenous […]

Aboriginal prisoners comprise one-quarter of the total prisoner population with a rate of imprisonment 14 times higher than non-Aboriginals. The 2009 NSW Inmate Health Survey (IHS) is the first Aboriginal-specific […]

In their statistical analyses of higher court sentencing in South Australia, Jeffries and Bond found evidence that Indigenous offenders were treated more leniently than non-Indigenous offenders, when they appeared before […]

The Northern Territory exhibits a high level of alcohol consumption, and Katherine is no exception. It is relevant to note that almost a quarter of their population is indigenous, and […]

This short bulletin notes that there are significantly higher rates of cannabis use in remote Indigenous communities than in the general Australian population. Key statistics and links to other useful […]

Indigenous people constitute 82% of the Northern Territory’s prison population. The regime of mandatory sentencing for property offences was introduced in the Northern Territory in 1997, and then repealed in […]

Prepared for the New South Wales Minister for Juvenile Justice as a strategic review of the juvenile justice system, this report identifies and describes effective practice in juvenile justice. Changes […]