Criminal Law

Remember when Premier Andrews promised that Apex gang members would “feel the full force of the law”? It now seems

The Andrews government continues to ignore pleas from police to bring back the move-on laws that Labor repealed. These laws

The Andrews government has landed itself in a mess over its scrapping of move-on laws. The Labor Party was quite

Victoria’s Police Association has joined calls to return move-on powers against protesters who threaten violence. Labor scrapped those powers to

Another riot on our streets yesterday, as those looking for violence think they can defy the law and get away

Victoria Police have announced they’re convening a summit of community group and government organisations to try to develop and coordinate

From today, weaker bail laws mean juveniles can no longer be punished if they breach a condition of their bail.

If ever you wanted proof of the folly of weakening bail laws for juvenile offenders, this is it. Chief Commissioner Graham

There’s yet another report today of soaring levels of juvenile crime and violence – this time guns and weapons offences. Crime

Violent gangs are rioting on city streets, families are afraid to go to Moomba celebrations, shootings in our suburbs have become

Juveniles who breach their bail conditions will go unpunished under proposed changes to bail laws currently before State Parliament. This

Much more needs to be done to continue to strengthen Victoria’s legal system following the tragic murder of Masa Vukotic.