During the 2024‑25 financial year, 9,158 defendants were finalised for offences against Commonwealth law, a 5 % increase from the previous year. They represented 2 % of all defendants in state and territory courts. The median age of federal defendants was 38.1 years and 77 % were male. The most common principal offence was “acts that threaten, harass or control”, accounting for 53 % (4,889 cases). Of these 4,889 cases, 81 % were male and almost all were classified as communications offences, indicating online or phone activity. A guilty verdict was returned in 94 % of cases (6,533 defendants). Among those, 31 % received a fine, 24 % a good‑behaviour order, and 19 % a custodial sentence in a correctional institution.
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