17 Partnerships for the Goals

LiveArt brightens up the daily commute

Auchenflower train station has been brought to life thanks to Queensland College of Art. Adding to a growing list of public art projects around the state by Griffith University’s QCA LiveArt program, the mural has this week been completed by a team of students. QCA LiveArt invites students to work with industry and community groups […]
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Alumni

Bringing worldly inspiration to Queensland Conservatorium

Triple Grammy Award-winning musician Tim Munro has been welcomed back to his alma mater to inspire the next cohort of budding musicians.
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4 Quality Education

Painting the Way to an Artistic Future

Queensland College of Art alumnus Krystal Bradford is bringing her love of painting, drawing, mixed media and colour exploration to her own pop-up, artist in residence exhibit in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Running from 19 May until 1 June 2023 at Studio on Brunswick, the exhibit will showcase Mrs Bradford’s recent abstract works which seek to […]
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Arts Education Law

Impacts of YouTube on loneliness and mental health

Frequent users of YouTube have higher levels of loneliness, anxiety, and depression according to researchers from the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP).
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Working Together to Prevent Domestic and Family Violence

Griffith University stands firm in its commitment to reduce harm and build a better future for all with several key initiatives aimed at preventing violence and facilitating peaceful, just, and equitable communities.
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Balancing the Bar for Female Indigenous Lawyers

Nights spent watching Judge Judy inspired Griffith University Indigenous law student Keeley Hughes to pursue a career in criminal law. Now she's secured a scholarship to help her achieve that goal.
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Dodging Justice: Characteristics of repeat child sex offenders

Griffith University researchers have investigated the characteristics of child sexual abuse offenders who evade detection for long periods of time.  
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Intimate Partner Violence Is Not All the Same

Reducing instances of intimate partner violence is not a one-size-fits-all solution, however Griffith University researchers have identified four common ‘scripts’ that could help understand the stages of a crime event and lead to development of better preventative measures.
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Arts Education Law

Griffith University Repair Café coming to our Southbank campus

Griffith University’s second Repair Café will offer repairs at its Southbank campus on 21 April and the call is out for volunteers.
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Peer support helps ease the pressure after suicide attempts

A previous suicide attempt remains the strongest predictor of future death by suicide, but researchers have discovered that peer support following an attempt can have a remarkable impact on reducing risk.
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Complex plan to determine tax residency under the microscope

Proposed individual tax residence rules are in the spotlight with a Griffith expert calling for another round of consultation in a recently published article in Australian Tax Forum.  Co-author, Griffith Law Futures Adjunct Research Fellow Dr John Minas analysed the proposed rules by applying them to the facts of leading individual residence cases.  “Tax residence […]
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Call to protect wellbeing of future generations

Griffith University researchers are leading the charge to ensure short-term policy thinking is a system of the past to protect future generations. Short-termism is an issue the EveryGen group is addressing and it’s calling for a law reform agenda which holds decision makers accountable for Australia’s long-term interests. EveryGen convenor, human rights lawyer and Griffith […]
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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

New retail crime stats reveal employee theft, customer aggression and fraud. 

A Griffith University report exposes statistics about theft, fraud and violence experienced by Australia and New Zealand retailers.   Commissioned by the Profit Protection Future Forum, the 2022 Australia & New Zealand Retail Crime Study provides crucial insight into retail crime and aims to help retailers mitigate retail crime through evidence-based strategies and prevent losses.   Co-author […]
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Ky’s Autism Stories lock in SBS deal

When Griffith University’s Film School’s LiveLab students teamed up with Autism Queensland and actor Hugo Weaving to share his autistic nephew Ky Greenwood’s story in 2016, it took the world by storm.
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15 Life on Land

Improving water access in remote and isolated communities

Griffith University contributed to a global review highlighting the effects of racism, social exclusion and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries and published in The Lancet Global Health. Griffith Cities Research Institute and Coauthor Associate Professor Cara Beal said despite Australia being one of the richest per capita countries in […]
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1 No Poverty

Sex, labour, and financial exchange in couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a growing form of homelessness in many countries including Australia, however, new research suggests it is especially common within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. 
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3 Good Health and Well Being

Checking children’s wellbeing: before and after COVID-19

A video game featuring a mystical character named Rumble has helped Griffith University researchers investigate how school kids fared following lockdown disruption.
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Repping the Right to Repair

Griffith University is joining the war on waste with its first on-campus Repair Café’s popping up in March and April 2023.
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