Congratulations to Dr Krystal Lockwood & Professor Brendan Hokowhitu who were successful in securing an ARC Discovery Indigenous grant.
The 3 year project aims to conceptualise, analyse, and expand upon First Nations’ justice models derived from Indigenous perspectives. Partnering with Justice Reinvestment Network Australia, this project uses an Indigenist, community-led, and praxis-orientated research design. As First Nations incarceration rates continue to rise, the project provides an innovative and timely evaluation of justice reinvestment (JR) in Australia. JR's national scope provides an unprecedented opportunity to conceptualise self-determined justice models, analyse their implementation strengths and barriers, and develop mechanisms for sustainability. This yields significant benefits to the Indigenous justice global knowledgebase and will impact on justice policy.
Read the full funded project summaries here: Research Management System - Funded Projects - Discovery Indigenous 2026 round 1
Read the Media Release here: $18.4 million awarded for 16 new ARC Discovery Indigenous projects | Australian Research Council
