Phillip Wadds

A large crowd at a summer music festival

Summer festival season is hotting up - it's time to take care

16 Dec 2022

There are concerns about harm reduction strategies this summer as a restless bunch of young adults test the limits of a depleted hospitality industry.

Group of friends partying in a nightclub and toasting drinks.

Caring for 66,455 revellers at risk delivers $7.5m harm-reduction benefit for Sydney

08 Dec 2020

Our time of social isolation under COVID-19 restrictions has reinforced the importance of taking care of each other, particularly the most vulnerable in our community.

Cop that: the rise of criminal infringement notices

20 Oct 2020

The increasing use of on-the-spot penalty notices by police should have us concerned, a UNSW expert says.

Shaken or stirred? Dangerous fieldwork in the social sciences

13 Oct 2020

A UNSW criminologist and an international relations expert walk into a bar … years later their discussions over drinks turn into a book.

New research shines light on sexual violence at Australian music festivals

24 Oct 2018

Many women do not feel safe at music festivals, citing the particular combination of big crowds and alcohol and drug intake making them particularly wary.

How music festivals can change the tune on sexual violence

10 Jan 2018

Sexual harassment and assault are common experiences in general. Bianca Fileborn and Phillip Wadds suggest there is no reason to assume this is any different at music festivals.

Where are they now? What public transport data reveal about lockout laws and nightlife

11 Apr 2017

Yes, lockout laws have succeeded in decreasing crime in certain neighbourhoods. But an analysis of transport data points to different impacts across the city, writes Phillip Wadds.