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9 April 2019

Tighter gun laws not the only reform needed in New Zealand: Samara McPhedran

“I think that we can do a lot better, not just on the gun issue, but on many issues around social policy and crime and justice."

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13 March 2019
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28 June 2017

Men are killed at a greater rate than women in Australia — what can we do to reduce their risk?

Male victims of homicide often seem to receive less attention from policymakers, the media, and the wider public than female victims write Samara McPhedran and Li Eriksson.

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19 June 2017

A national amnesty will not rid Australia of violent gun crime

After 18 months of false starts, Australia is about to hold another gun amnesty for three months from July 1.

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1 December 2016

Spotlight on female victims of intimate partner homicide

There are concerning knowledge gaps about the women killed by their intimate partners according to new Griffith University research.

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23 July 2015

Contemplating homicide while caring for family with dementia

Homicidal thoughts are a real and significant phenomenon among family carers of people with dementia.

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24 March 2014

World-first homicide-suicide study

A Griffith University-led conference on homicide discusses how little international study has actually been completed on murder-suicides despite intense publicity when they occur

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12 November 2013

Dying for love? Relationship troubles in the resources sector

In an Australian first, research from Griffith has found that relationship problemsmay see male miners at greater risk of suicide,...

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6 August 2013

Tackling mental health myths in the resources sector

Griffith aims to tackle the myths about mental health among miners.

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20 March 2013
A miner with head torch

The reality of suicide in the mining industry

It is increasingly claimed that mining industry employment, especially “Fly-in Fly-out” (FIFO) work, may be associated with a heightened risk of suicide, AISRAP intend to find out if it's true.

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