Data from the 2023–24 Fraud Against the Commonwealth census show that there were 288,808 allegations of internal and external fraud against the Commonwealth. Ninety-five percent of allegations related to external fraud.
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has opened applications for the 2025 round of Criminology Research Grants (CRG). The funding provided through the grants will support Australian academics to undertake high-quality research that tackles contemporary public policy challenges in crime and justice.
AIC Deputy Director Dr Rick Brown said the Criminology Research Advisory Council is looking for projects that deliver real-world impact and strong research outcomes.
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new report from the National Homicide Monitoring Program: Homicide in Australia 2023–24.
Nominations for the 2025 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA) have been extended.
Due to high demand we are pleased to announce additional tickets are now available for AIC 2025: Reducing online harms, to be held in Canberra on 11-12 March 2025.
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) today released a report in collaboration with the eSafety Commissioner that examined the prevalence and nature of sexual extortion among a sample of Australian adolescents aged 16 to 18 years.
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a Trends & issues paper that uses data from the Australian Cybercrime Survey to develop a harm index for individual victims of cybercrime.
New data from the Australian Sexual Offence Statistical (ASOS) collection shows the sexual offender rate was 42.61 per 100,000 relevant population, compared with 40.11 in 2021–22.
A new Australian Institute of Criminology study systematically reviews literature on the impacts of sexual extortion on children under 18 years.
A new study by the Australian Institute of Criminology reviewed available research on the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and child sexual abuse, identifying 33 empirical studies focused on AI tools aimed at prevention and disruption.