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Landmark Funding To Prevent Domestic And Family Violence
AIC research explores how young people planned to respond to social media age restrictions
Mental disorders are twice as common among victim-survivors of intimate partner violence
Queensland is leading Australia’s fight against illicit tobacco. Should other states follow suit?
AIC research explores whether warning messages could address online abuse
New Crime and Justice Research 2026 volume released by the AIC
AIC research explores factors leading to onset of child sexual abuse material offending
New research explores different restorative justice approaches to sexual violence
Australia’s digital duty of care bill needs these three changes to tackle online child sexual exploitation
New research describes hyper-incarceration of First Nations people and barriers to mental health diversion
NSW Respectful Relationships Material Must Put Women’s Safety and Perpetrator Accountability First
New AIC reports explore the transition from youth to adult offending
New AIC research evaluates Australia’s National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-25
Family law expert: Pauline Hanson’s victim‑blaming is undermining Australia’s domestic violence reforms
New AIC research explores factors leading to onset of child sexual abuse
Pay, click, abuse: inside the global market of live streamed child sexual abuse
Child-like sex dolls are being stopped at Australia’s border. They could be an early child protection warning
New funding available for cutting edge criminology research
New research on independent legal protection for victims of sexual assault
eSafety report reveals Big Tech blind spots in protecting children and young adults from sexual extortion
New research explores decision-making of ransomware victims
New research on exposure to fringe and radical content online
Rise in scams: Australians encouraged to protect themselves online
Expanding Mac’s Life-saving Legacy
New data released on fraud and corruption targeting Australian Government agencies
Justice out of reach for most modern slavery victims, new report finds
Sixty-one percent of adults proceeded against for sexual offences have prior offences, new data shows
New research compares male and female child sex offenders
Operation Cheyenne In Livingstone
Continued commitment to addressing child sexual abuse in the 2026-27 Federal Budget
Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?
Closing date extended for the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA)
Months on from the Bondi terror attack, the national gun buyback is floundering
New AIC research examines link between suspension from school and police contact
Nominations are now open for the annual Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA)
AIC research explores perceptions of police fairness among Australian drug users
Family violence protection orders can be a lifeline, but the system needs reforming
Opening Remarks At AIC 2026 Conference
Men can get out of the manosphere. Here’s what former incels say about why they left
As Australia’s tobacco wars continue, a NSW heroin drought in 2000 might offer lessons
Misogynistic Online Groups – Study Finds Pathways Out
AUSTRAC publishes guidance on use of new compulsory examination powers
New research explores Indigenous people’s experience of the criminal legal system
Too many Indigenous women are killed by domestic violence. They are more than just numbers
Australians Fear Wave Of AI Crime
Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again
Latest National Homicide Data Released
Big tech companies are still failing to tackle child abuse material online