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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.

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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.

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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.

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3 in 4 people experience abuse on dating apps. How do we balance prevention with policing?

A 2022 survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology found three in four app users surveyed had experienced online abuse or harassment when using dating apps. This included image-based abuse and abusive and threatening messages. A further third experienced in-person or off-app abuse from people they met on apps.

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Report shows rise in deaths in custody

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new data showing 106 people died in custody in 2021/22, 23 more than last year.

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Indigenous deaths in custody rises to 516 since the 1991 royal commission, report says

The Australian Institute of Criminology’s annual report shows 106 people died in custody between July 2021 and July 2022, with 16 of those being of Indigenous descent

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3D-printed guns are on the rise in Australia. How can we prevent them being made?

Last week, police seized about 80 illegal firearms across Victoria. These included eight homemade firearms, four of which were “military-style weapons”, as well as two 3D printers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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