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The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal justice system is a national disgrace. For decades, Indigenous Australians have been grossly over-represented…
A group of 50 Indonesian minors who crewed asylum seeker boats are seeking compensation from the Australian government claiming that they were wrongfully imprisoned in adult…
The latest Human Rights Watch report released yesterday provides extensive criticism of Australia’s Human Rights records. O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors agrees with many of the…
Peter O’Brien delivered the following paper on Current Issues in Juvenile Justice at the Legal Aid Conference in 2017: A Juvenile Justice Centre The Northern Territory…
In the wake of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, we have been heartened to see other State…
Day One of the Royal Commission wasn’t day one in any substantive sense – it was merely a directions hearing, the purpose of which was “to inform…
Before the Northern Territory Royal Commission begins in October, let’s take a short breather to remind ourselves what it is we’re examining. Don Dale showed us…
I’m going to roll out some statistics and make some correlations – stop me if you’ve heard them before. Nationally, the number of prisoners is on…
I’ve said this too many times: when the criminal justice system is forced to kow-tow to the rants of the media, bad decisions ensue. Victim's mother…
An astounding 40.3% of prisoners in Australia are back in prison within two years of release. We’ve been following The Conversation’s ‘Beyond Prison’ series on issues…
Australia is facing an epidemic, and no, we are not in a law and order crisis. In fact, that very perception is part of the problem…
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