Search $9B+ in real justice funding data — 52,000+ grants across 29,000 organisations.
MONEY TRAIL
Real data from the Productivity Commission Report on Government Services (ROGS 2024-25) and QLD open data. Every number on this page is sourced from official publications.
LIVE DATA FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES
Productivity Commission ROGS 2024-25 · ALMA Program Catalogue (939 programs) · QLD Open Data (51,728 grants)
NATIONAL JUSTICE SPENDING — ROGS 2024-25
NATIONAL SPENDING BY SECTOR
| Sector | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Police Services | $18.4B | 68.5% |
| Prisons & Corrections | $6.8B | 25.3% |
| Youth Detention | $1,141M | 4.2% |
| Youth Community Programs | $520M | 1.9% |
| Total | $26.4B | 100% |
COST PER CHILD — ROGS 2024-25
INDIGENOUS OVERREPRESENTATION
Source: Productivity Commission ROGS Table 17A.7 (2024-25)
WHAT WORKS vs WHAT WE SPEND
Australia spends $26.4B/year on punitive responses. Meanwhile, 939 community programs catalogued in ALMA show what actually reduces reoffending, strengthens families, and keeps communities safe — at a fraction of the cost.
WHAT WE SPEND (Punitive)
WHAT WORKS (Community Evidence)
THE INVESTMENT GAP
For every $1 spent on community programs that work, $15 goes to punitive responses with minimal evidence of reducing reoffending.
ALMA PROGRAM CATALOGUE — DATA QUALITY
We catalogue community programs working in youth justice across Australia. Here is an honest breakdown of our data quality — what we know, what needs review, and what we are still verifying.
Our Data Integrity Commitment
We recently audited our ALMA data and removed fabricated content that had been AI-generated without verification. This included template-generated program entries, unverified scoring, and placeholder outcomes. We believe honest data — even incomplete data — is more valuable than inflated numbers.
- AI-generated portfolio scores
- Placeholder outcomes
- Template-generated entries
- Programs with source documents
- Scraped evidence items
- Organisation links (ABN-verified)
- Human verification workflow
- Real evaluation data
- Community-validated scoring
Organisation Coverage
Organisation Size (ACNC)
Evidence Status
YOUTH JUSTICE ECOSYSTEM MAP
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Government Data
- Productivity Commission ROGS 2024-25
- Youth Justice (Table 17A)
- Corrections (Table 8A)
- Police (Table 6A)
- Courts (Table 7A)
- QLD Open Data Portal
- 52,000+ justice grants ($9B+)
ALMA Program Catalogue
- 939 programs catalogued
- 334 evidence items collected
- 0 verified by humans
- Autonomous AI discovery agent
- Community consent levels
- Scoring under review
ACNC Charity Register
- 262 orgs matched by ABN
- Charity size classification
- Beneficiary categories
- Registration dates
- Operating states
- Indigenous org identification
EXPLORE THE DATA
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