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Six-year high incarceration rate shows urgent need for reform

 “Australia’s growing prison population underlines the urgent need for sensible criminal justice...

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Adam Creighton On The Rita Panahi Show – 28 April 2025

n this interview, Adam Creighton appeared on The Rita Panahi Show –...

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Reform Urgent – ABS Data Shows Escalating Incarceration And Violent Offending Levels

“New ABS data shows Australia’s prison population grew by 5 per cent...

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For ‘Tough On Crime’ To Work, We Must Also Be Smart On Crime

In this article, Mia Schlicht contextualises and disseminates the IPA’s criminal justice...

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Productivity Commission Data Confirms Costly And Ineffective Incarceration System

“New Productivity Commission data shows, despite record spending on prisons, and a...

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Mia Schlicht Discussing IPA WA Prison Numbers Research Perth Live 6PR – 20 November 2024

In this interview Research Fellow Mia Schlicht contextualises and disseminates the IPA’s...

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ABS Reveals Ballooning Incarceration Numbers, Confirms Need For Criminal Justice Reform Never Been Greater

“The spike in prison populations across Australia demonstrates the need for urgent,...

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Incarceration Spike Reinforces Urgent Need For Reform

“Australia’s incarceration rate has spiked to its highest level since 2021 as...

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New ABS Prison Data Shows Why Criminal Justice Reform Urgent

“The latest ABS data shows prison numbers have climbed over the last...

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New ABS Data Reveals Worrying Rise In Prisoner Numbers

“The alarming growth in Australia’s prisoner numbers is a sure sign we...

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The Unsustainable Cost Of Incarceration Revealed As Prisons Reach Breaking Point

“With Australia’s prison system at breaking point, we need to shift our...

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The Cost Of Prisons In Australia: 2023

The fundamental aims of the Australian criminal justice system include ensuring public...

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New Prison Analysis Highlights Desperate Need For Genuine Reform In Tasmania

“Tasmania’s criminal justice system is fast approaching breaking-point, with urgent reform required...

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New ABS Data Shows Concerning Rise In Australia’s Incarceration Rate

“Data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has confirmed that...

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Australia’s Incarceration Crisis Is Worker Shortage Solution

“As Australia faces simultaneous incarceration and worker shortage crises, many low-risk non-violent...

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