In 2018 alone, Anti-Slavery Australia helped over 123 people who had been trafficked to or from Australia, or had faced slavery-like conditions while in Australia. Read More
Criminologists are surprised to find that senior executives don't appear in the latest data on federal public sector employees accused of fraud against the government. They also want more data to build a clearer picture of the highest-risk staff. Read More
A Senate committee supports a proposed merger between the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, despite only hearing arguments against it. Academics in the field say it's more of an acquisition, and will hobble the research body. Read More
The Australian Institute of Criminology is likely to be absorbed by the Australian Crime Commission before the end of the year, and renamed the Crime and Justice Research Centre. Legislation to give effect to the change will be introduced to federal parliament in the next session, from October 12 to 22. Minister for Justice Michael Keenan said the CJRC would be "an independent research branch" of the Crime Commission. A plan to merge the research body into the nationwide criminal intelligence agency was widely expected following the appointment of ACC chief executive Chris Dawson (pictured) as acting director of the AIC in July. Dawson, a former deputy commissioner of the Western Australia Police, will remain in charge of the body. Read More
Do federal bureaucrats have the industrial firepower to force the Abbott government to soften its strict enterprise bargaining policy? Whether the measures workers can take will have any impact at all has been questioned, and stronger actions could backfire in the court of public opinion. Read More
