News and Media Releases

Robert Tickner AO Speech at the National Judicial College and Australian National University Conference

National Judicial College and Australian National University Conference Speech by Robert Tickner AO, Chair of the Justice Reform Initiative. Canberra Saturday 25th February 2023 - Therapeutic Jurisprudence

March 07, 2023

Media Release: Western Australia’s prison crisis set to worsen without urgent funding shift

Justice Reform Initiative Media Release, 1 March 2023

March 01, 2023

Australia unnecessarily locks up thousand of kids each year

By Robert Tickner, The Canberra Times, 26 February 2023

February 26, 2023

Why locking up youth offenders fails to reduce crime – and what we should be doing instead

By Ross Homel, The Guardian, 21 February 2023

February 21, 2023

There's no need to be locked in to failed ideas

By Greg Barns, The Mercury, 20 February 2023

February 20, 2023

Media Release: Inquiry into imprisonment is a step forward for smarter justice

Justice Reform Initiative Media Release, 14 February 2023

February 14, 2023

Canberra road toll is tragic but increasing prison sentences is not the answer

By Lorana Bartels and Gary Humphries, The Canberra Times, 6 January 2023

January 06, 2023

Jailing children a costly failure when trying to cut crime

By Dr Mindy Sotiri, The Australian, January 3rd 2023

January 03, 2023

Media Release: Tragedy demands a smart response for a safer Queensland

Justice Reform Initiative Media Release, 30 December 2022

December 30, 2022