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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