The escalation of organised crime violence could be due to a multitude of reasons – including illicit drug consumption.
- Associate Professor in Criminology, Macquarie University
Worrying developments in NSW and Queensland highlight a masculine culture of policing that often fails vulnerable people.
State governments across the country have brought in harsher laws to deal with youth crime in recent years. But do the stats justify the punitive measures?
Sussan Ley recently declared Melbourne the ‘crime capital of Australia’. But a closer analysis of the data shows a much more nuanced picture.
Crime stats show how Australia’s efforts to restrict weapon use has been largely successful. But more can be done.
Several recent stabbings in Australia have left many people nervous. But what does the data say about knife crime here?
Kejahatan yang lebih besar dalam serial tersebut dilakukan oleh Darrien – namun ini bukanlah inti acaranya.
The greater crimes in the show are committed by Darrien – yet these are not the show’s main pitch.
The alleged murders of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird have shone a spotlight on when, why are how police can access their firearms.
State and territory governments dependent on gambling revenues seem loathe to shut down casinos despite criminal activity.
Australian governments appear to implicitly accept that illegality comes with the territory of legal casinos.
It’s become hard to tell where avoidance stops and evasion starts. Tax havens enable both.
The US$60 billion cum-ex trading scandal eclipses every heist and corporate fraud case in history. Here’s how it worked.
Not-so-fun fact: more than half of 18- to 34-year-olds are in debt, owing over £8,000 each on average.
Skyscrapers are the new cathedrals – but are we worshipping a false idol?
The 2008 financial crisis taught us that markets fail. But the current plight of Port Talbot’s steel plant highlights how not all markets fail equally.
Yet another dramatisation of the events surrounding the financial crisis that leaves a sour taste and a questionable moral lesson.
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