Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse

Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement Phase 2 (AJA2): A Partnership between the Victorian Government and the Koori Community

June 2006,

Authors: Victorian Department of Justice

Publishers: Victorian Department of Justice

Development of the AJA2 The first phase of the Aboriginal Justice Agreement (AJA1) was launched in June 2000 and was reviewed four years later. The review recommended that Government and […]

1 October 2024 Samantha Jackson

IJC Online Forum – 15 October 2024, 2:30 pm-4.30 pm AEDT

The Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse is hosting the first IJC Forum for the year on Indigenous women and the criminal justice system: The criminalisation of women. This online forum features experts […]

Better Justice Together – Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Strategy 2024-2031

25 September ,2024

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Publishers: Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Better Justice Together: Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Strategy 2024–2031 (Better Justice Together) reflects Queensland Government’s continued commitment to supporting victims and victim’s families, preventing crime before it […]

Missing and murdered First Nations women and children

August,2024

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First Nations women and children are murdered or go missing in Australia every year. This Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee inquiry investigates missing and murdered First Nations women and […]

Better Justice Together Foundational Action Plan 2024–2026: Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Strategy

July,2024

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The Foundational Action Plan 2024–2026 is the first of three action plans to deliver on the commitments under Better Justice Together. It is a commitment underpinned by the Better Justice […]

Victorian Government Aboriginal Affairs Report 2023

30 June,2024

Publishers: Victorian Government

The purpose of the Victorian Government Aboriginal Affairs Report (Report) is for the Victorian Government to annually report on progress against the Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2018 – 2025 (VAAF), […]

A Safer Queensland – Queensland Youth Justice Strategy 2024–2028

2 June ,2024

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The Queensland Government is committed to keeping Queenslanders safe. As part of a comprehensive whole-of-government approach—including the Community Safety Plan released on 30 April 2024 and the new Putting Queensland […]

The health and wellbeing of First Nations people in Australia’s prisons 2022

29 May,2024

Authors: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Publishers: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) people are recognised as the oldest continuous cultures on earth (Commonwealth of Australia 2017). First Nations people have a holistic concept of health […]

The health and wellbeing of First Nations people in Australia’s prisons 2022

29 May,2024

Publishers: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Towards an understanding of Indigenous arrest

22 May,2024

Authors: Weatherburn, Don, Doyle, Michael, Wang, Joanna

Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

This study examines the correlates of First Nations contact with the criminal justice system. Key risk factors include membership of the stolen generation, psychological distress, and having used illicit drugs […]

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