Locked up for life? Unpacking South Australia’s new child sex crime laws

By Xanthe Mallett, Criminologist, CQUniversity Australia
Raquel Peel, Relationships Expert & Psychology Educator and Researcher at the Queensland Center for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia

It’s election time, which means the age old “tough on crime” rhetoric is being heralded by many politicians aiming to score votes.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton is pushing for a national public sex offender register. Currently only Western Australia has a registry that is open to the public.

In South…

Read complete article

~	President Trump’s First 100 Days: Attacks on Human Rights, Cruelty and Chaos

~	Reporting from exile: Azerbaijani journalists confront new realities and old fears

~	Why do dogs eat poo? A canine scientist explains

~	Which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump?

~	Is your child anxious about going on school camp? Here are 4 ways to prepare

~	Young bats learn to be discriminating when listening for their next meal

~	‘A living collective’: study shows trees synchronise electrical signals during a solar eclipse

~	Peace in our time? Why NZ should resist Trump’s one-sided plan for Ukraine

~	Sick of eating the same things? 5 ways to boost your nutrition and keep meals interesting and healthy

~	Guatemala: Indigenous Leaders Face Terrorism Charges