The 2016 Federal Budget did two important things to promote law enforcement in Australia, but it hasn’t arrested the long-term decline in the resources applied by the Commonwealth to countering organised crime. The additional protection …
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The Beat Report: Australia’s advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade released its final report to conclude the inquiry into Australia’s advocacy for the …
The Beat New resources on organised crime There are some interesting new resources out on organised crime. The Global Initiative has created a framework (PDF) for how national development actors can analyse and more effectively …
The recent bribery allegations made against an offshore arm of Leighton Holdings in Iraq and Tabcorp in Cambodia shouldn’t be taken lightly in Australia. They come on the back of the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) …
The Beat Documentary: gangster turned lawyer defending criminals in Spain Vice has released a 45 minute documentary looking at one of Britain’s most notorious reformed criminals, Jason Coghlan, who was jailed in 1999 for armed …