News
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Chapter Update
Social Exclusion
The Bugmy Bar Book is pleased to share an update to the Social Exclusion chapter, a practical, evidence-informed resource to support better decision-making in matters involving people who have experienced social exclusion.
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New Chapter
Impacts of Custody and Detention on Young People
The Bugmy Bar Book is pleased to share a new chapter of the Bugmy Bar Book titled Impacts of Custody and Detention on Young People, a practical, evidence‑informed resource to support better decision‑making in youth justice matters.
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The Law Report Podcast
The Law Report Podcast interviewed Justice Dina Yehia on the topic of Should an offender’s disadvantage have an impact on their sentence? Click Here to listen to full interview.
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Bugmy Bar Book Survey
The Bugmy Bar Book team are writing an Impact Measurement Report which will document the use of the resource and any feedback that you may have. We would be grateful for your input. Please choose the applicable link and complete by Monday 24 February 2025.
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New Expert Report: Impacts of Institutionalisation
The Bugmy Bar Book Project Committee have published a new expert report authored by Dr Robyn Shields AM and Dr Andrew Ellis. It is a psychiatric report about institutionalisation and its impacts, which includes detention and custodial as well as out-of-home care settings. This report may be used in legal proceedings and by health and allied health professionals. View report.
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Event Recording
NAAJA and the Bugmy Bar Book hosted a CPD panel presentation and event, Effective Decision Making Through the Lens of the Bugmy Bar Book, for the Mparntwe, Alice Springs, justice community, a recording of the event can be accessed here.
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New Chapter: Child Abuse and Neglect
This is one of three Bugmy Bar Book chapters considering the specific impacts of different forms of child abuse and neglect. This chapter should be read in conjunction with ‘Childhood, Infant and Perinatal Exposure to, and Experience of, Domestic & Family Violence’ and ‘Childhood Sexual Abuse’.
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Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture 2024
The Honourable Chief Justice Lucy McCallum delivered the 2024 Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture on the topic of ‘The Rule of Law in Modern Australia’. Click to open in new window.