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23.01.2022 William Ah Ket was Australia's first Chinese Australian barrister who was admitted to the Bar in 1904. In 1908, he successfully challenged the Immigration Restriction Act (the White Australia policy) in the High Court.

20.01.2022 "It was one thing for a New Zealand court to hand down a sentence to transportation, but another legally and logistically for it to be carried into effect" explains Dr Kristyn Harman from the University of Tasmania, on the transportation of New Zealand convicts to Van Dieman's Land. https://prosecutionproject.griffith.edu.au/convict-micro-h/

13.01.2022 We are delighted to announce the award of Dr Lisa Durnian's PhD today. Dr Durnian's path-breaking study "The Rise of the Guilty Plea in Australian Supreme Courts: A History" is a mixed-methods analysis of how and why guilty pleas have come to dominate case outcomes in Australia. Congratulations Lisa from all of us at The Prosecution Project! We're all so proud of your achievements!

09.01.2022 Come hear Prosecution Project members talk about the project’s research to date and future directions

07.01.2022 Thanks to the History Now seminar series for hosting our presentations last week at UTS on the future directions of The Prosecution Project, with Mark talking about ensuring longevity of our data, Andy about their new project on victimisation and Alana on her new work on Criminal Characters.

07.01.2022 Did you know that in 1861, Paul Keating was prosecuted for personating 'Ronald M'Donald' during the Victorian election? True story. Mark Finnane's timely research brief provides some amusing examples of electoral fraud cases prosecuted in Australia's higher courts.

01.01.2022 Dr Alana Piper is running an online survey on public interest and attitudes towards crime history. The survey is completely anonymous and only takes 5-10 minutes to complete. If you’re interested in filling out the survey, you can find it, along with more information about Alana’s project, via this link - https://criminalcharacters.com/survey/