Matthew is Director of Youth Law Australia (YLA), an affiliated Centre within UNSW Law and has held that position since 2011. Matthew’s  research addresses social policy contexts in which the human and legal rights of children and families are impacted. He has researched in the areas of technology-enabled abuse, child protection information sharing frameworks, family violence, privacy and telco consumer issues.  

Matthew is interested in developing innovative models of legal service delivery and exploring the role of service design and digital technologies in publicly funded legal assistance services. He recently led YLA’s digital transformation following an intensive user-centred design (R&D) process and is interested in further research at the intersection of technology and access to justice.

Matthew is an experienced research leader and Co-Investigator.

Selected publications

• Keeley M; Bullen JE; Bates S; Katz I; Choi A, 2015. Opportunities for Information Sharing: Case studies, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, SPRC Report 04/2015.
• Katz I, Keeley M, Spears B, Taddeo C, Swirski T & Bates S, 2014. Research on Youth Exposure to, and Management of, Cyberbullying Incidents in Australia: Synthesis report (SPRC Report 16/2014). Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia.
• Keeley M, Katz I, Bates S & Wong M, 2014. Research on Youth Exposure to, and Management of, Cyberbullying Incidents in Australia: Part B – Cyberbullying incidents involving Australian minors, the nature of the incidents and how they are currently being dealt with (SPRC Report 10/2014). Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia.
• Spears B, Keeley M, Bates S & Katz I, 2014. Research on Youth Exposure to, and Management of, Cyberbullying Incidents in Australia: Part A – Literature review on the estimated prevalence of cyberbullying involving Australian minors (SPRC Report 09/2014). Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia.
• Spears B, Taddeo C, Swirski T, Keeley M, Katz I, Collin P & Bates S, 2014. Research on Youth exposure to, and Management of, Cyberbullying Incidents in Australia: Part C – An evidence-based assessment of deterrents to youth cyberbullying (SPRC Report 11/2014). Sydney: Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia.
• Tallon K, Choi A, Keeley M, Elliott J & Maher D, 2012. New Voices / New Laws: School-age young people in New South Wales speak out about the criminal laws that apply to their online behaviour, Sydney, National Children’s and Youth Law Centre and Legal Aid NSW
• Jelenic T & Keeley M, 2013. End Child Marriage: Report on the Forced Marriage of Children in Australia, Sydney, National Children’s and Youth Law Centre.