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Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?

Reports of illegal tobacco crimes have sharply increased in Australia in recent years. Organised crime syndicates believed to be behind tobacco smuggling operations have also infiltrated the retail sector.

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Easy access to pornography and a lack of consequences for perpetrators fuel high rates of sexual violence, a criminology study shows.

AAP · Jul 9, 2024

We're missing opportunities to identify domestic violence perpetrators. This is what needs to change

Identifying perpetrators of domestic and family violence is critical to ending violence against women.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data

New details have emerged on the severity of the Medibank hack, which has now affected all users. Optus, Medibank, Woolworths, and, last Friday, electricity provider Energy Australia are all now among the household names that have fallen victim to a data breach.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022

To end gender-based violence in one generation, we must fix how the system responds to children and young people

Federal, state and territory governments this week released Australia’s ten-year National Plan to end Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032, which is framed by the ambitious goal of ending gender-based violence in one generation.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022

Grim New Report Finds 72% Of Aussie Dating App Users Are Victims Of Online Sexual Violence

The Australian Institute of Criminology surveyed 9987 app users and found high rates of online sexual violence, stalking and assault.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 3, 2022

Almost three-quarters of dating app users subjected to online sexual violence, study finds

Almost three quarters of dating app users have been subjected to online sexual violence in the past five years, a new study has found.

ABC News · Oct 3, 2022

Almost 9 in 10 young Australians who use family violence experienced child abuse: new research

How prevalent is young people’s use of family violence in Australia, what form does it take and how does it intersect with experiences of child abuse? These were the key questions we set out to investigate in our new study, which is the first of its kind in Australia.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2022

The Hannah Clarke inquest reveals, yet again, significant system failures. Here's what's urgently needed for women's safety

In 2020 the killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children – Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3 – by her former partner Rowan Baxter, horrified the nation. It prompted significant calls for urgent action on violence against women and improved recognition of coercive control as a leading precursor…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022

Homicide is on the rise in Australia. Should we be concerned?

The latest report from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) shows the homicide rate is increasing in Australia.

The Conversation · Mar 4, 2022