Latest justice system News

UN Committee calls for action against gender stereotypes as AI risks fuelling new forms of gender-based violence against women
NZFirst Law and Order Policy Announcement: Tougher Sentences, Degrees of Murder, Smashing Organised Crime, Life Means Life
UN expert: Justice systems at front line of climate crisis must be fit for purpose
More Than Score
Papakura courthouse on time, on budget, and focused on victims
Achieving reconciliation requires everyone to be “All In”
Statement From Attorney-General 20 October
5-year plan underpinned by prevention, rehabilitation and community safety
New scheme to better protect workers from abuse, violence
Two years of Declan’s Law: Turning the tide on Labor’s crime crisis
FCFCOA experts to share court innovations in safety, inclusion and access to justice at FECCA National Conference 2026
Justice Facility Dog Program marks five years of support
Tasmania welcomes Federal Circuit and Family Court Judges to Hobart
UN experts alarmed by crackdown on LGBTI human rights defenders and civil society organisations: Türkiye
Frontline Of Youth Justice Recognised At Awards
CHILD CARE PEDOPHILE ASHLEY GRIFFITH TO BE EXTRADITED TO NSW FOR PROSECUTION
US sanctions against ICC threaten system of international accountability, warn UN experts: “An assault on the administration of justice”
Many are shocked by the domestic violence charges against Sam Wood, but we shouldn’t be
Community legal centres receive Government funding boost
New program aims to build strong Aboriginal families from the very beginning
Invest now or pay later: $554m a year needed in the next Victorian Budget to tackle family violence
Criminal Law Advocate Appointed As New Magistrate
Premier ramps up attacks on free speech as NSW joins QLD attempt to ban political phrases
Next Court of Appeal President and significant judicial appointments announced
Two-tier justice: seven years in court for protecting children, no consequences for “take up arms” rhetoric — Shelton
GPs can now prescribe ADHD medication – but big barriers to treatment remain
Minns Labor Government successfully returns Parklea Correctional Centre to public hands
UN experts call for immediate release of lawyers Mazari-Hazir and Chattha: Pakistan
Recommendations to strengthen integrity and accountability for corruption watchdog backed
Free legal service to support victim-survivors of sexual violence
New free legal service to support victim-survivors of sexual violence
Independent Review Of Parole Board
UNIQUE ART EXHIBITION TO HANG AT OLD DUBBO GAOL THIS SPRING
Justice system reforms, extension of bail laws pass NSW Parliament
New security policies must not deepen systemic racial discrimination, UN experts warn: Colombia
Labor Has Treated Crime Prevention Like Afterthought
Minns Labor Government introducing significant reforms to sexual assault prosecutions
Child rights charity backs new push for national youth justice standards
Federal youth justice inquiry highlights an urgent need for national standards
‘Youth crime is falling across the board’ – Senate committee calls for national taskforce and minimum standards in youth justice
Senate Youth Justice Inquiry Finds ‘reform Is Required’
Labor copies Liberals again ignoring evidence on community safety and lurching further again to the right
New research explores different restorative justice approaches to sexual violence
Victims put first in major reforms marking National Victims of Crime Day
Jury Is Out: Difficulty Of Reaching Verdict
Labor copies Liberals again ignoring evidence on community safety and lurching further again to the right
Family violence reforms deliver progress and new risks for victim-survivors
Criminal justice system weaponized to crush dissent, UN experts say: Belarus