In today’s The Saturday Paper Rosie Batty & I argue it is unfathomable that children are still repeatedly falling off policy agendas relating to domestic, family & sexual violence. The status quo is unacceptable for the current generation, & the next generation deserves better. Read our

On Victoria’s response to youth offending, it is imperative to listen to Commissioner Liana Buchanan: “If we are going to tackle youth crime, we have to tackle the drivers of offending, and policing is a part of that response for young people generally. We cannot arrest and

A child who had been vomiting “profusely” was forcibly restrained by a police officer who used his foot to apply pressure to the child’s head. While handcuffed and waiting for an ambulance, the boy spat towards an officer and was placed in a spit hood w/o warning or explanation

A new report from Respect Victoria examines how men in Australia are challenging harmful masculine norms, and what this means for preventing violence against women. The report presents findings from focus group discussions with Australian men, following on from our Man Box 2024

Jim Cole AiLECS Lab: Last year, the US govt put $54 billion into anti-drug trafficking efforts and $200 million into online child protection - indicative of the lack of prioritising and resourcing of child safety.

Great to be at the No to Violence Conference Day 1 today listening to a range of presentations on policy, practice and research. Looking forward to being part of a session with JesuitSocialServices Matt Tyler this afternoon on engaging men & boys in violence prevention.

Australia is failing its children. A ‘tough on crime’ approach to youth #justice puts politics before prevention (via Guardian Australia): theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

According to the ACCC, over 500 products. Coles and Woolworths could soon find themselves in the political crosshairs. If I were a politician, I'd go after them relentlessly because the public will be out for blood. Graphic source: Fairfax.

Cheap grog, new drunkenness offence and mandatory rehab: why 9 experts think proposed NT alcohol reforms would be a disaster theconversation.com/cheap-grog-new… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

In my article for the November The Monthly issue I reflect on: 🔸the challenges of measuring progress against the National Plan to end Violence against Women & Children, 🔸the need for improved data, including on people who use violence, 🔸the need to ensure sexual violence

In Australia, 59% of all sexual assaults reported to police involve a child victim. Most prosecutions for sexual violence in the country are child matters #16days

A huge contrast between the attention to the sexual exploitation of children in care in the UK for over a decade - a national scandal - and the comparative silence and disinterest in Australia.

"Moral panic" theory has been the dominant framing around child sexual abuse in the social sciences and humanities for over a generation, leaving these disciplines unprepared to account for the scale of child sexual exploitation and abuse as the evidence becomes undeniable.

Prevalence of diverse genders & sexualities in Australia & associations w/ 5 forms of child maltreatment & multi-type maltreatment - Congrats to co-authors Daryl Higgins A/Prof Divna Haslam (She/her) David Finkelhor Rosana Pacella and others in post below journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Some of the biggest tech companies in the world served ads on a website featuring images of child abuse, helping to fund its operations bbc.com/future/article…

My new paper is “The Autumn of the White Patriarch: Identity and Inequality in American Capitalism.” This is the key chart. It shows how white men’s share of national income has fallen since the 1960s. Imho, this is why we have such identity politics on the US right today. 1/10

Melissa Clarke has been a daily breath of fresh air on Radio National (with Sally Sara), and now on Insiders. Beats Speers's insights hands down.

📰 Today Conor Pall & I have a co-authored article in The Canberra Times calling for urgent action to support early intervention, response, and recovery for children as victim-survivors of family violence in their own right. 👉🏼 Read our article via canberratimes.com.au/story/8933211/…

Does Australia have a problem with child welfare in child focused sectors? Early childcare. Out of home care. Juvenile justice. Youth detention. Why do we keep seeing breaches of basic standards across child-focused settings? smh.com.au/national/frank…