Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — ...

In our new study, people told us they’d been fined for leaving home to access drug treatment programs – and still couldn’t ...

The prison population in the Northern Territory has skyrocketed to more than 2,600 this month following the imposition of the ...

Two bereaved parents and 12 fellow members of an Australian religious congregation accused of killing an 8-year-old girl by ...

Human rights advocates urge democratic governments to increase pressure on China over human rights violations in the country ...

From 1788 to 1868 more than 162,000 convicts were sent from the UK to Australia. And now we no longer do that, we may pack ...

An independent politician has raised human rights concerns with the United Nations over "terrible" jail conditions in the ...

The alleged leader of an Australian neo-Nazi outfit fronted court in a fiery mood on Tuesday, claiming journalists might ...

It is believed that he had amassed multiple enemies over the years and was living in hiding after being the target of seven ...

Friends and advocates for Australian citizen Yang Hengjun have urged the Australian government to put more pressure on China, ...

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.

A 51-year-old from the Netherlands has been arrested in Australia on suspicion of people smuggling, the police in the country ...