Violent thugs to face at least four years’ jail for gross violence
Thugs who inflict gross violence on their victims will face at least four years in jail under a Victorian Liberal
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Coalition to slash court delays
Key features: • transfer excess Department of Justice policy advisers and other public servants to work in the Director of
Read moreCoalition’s new laws to protect children from violence
A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will act to protect vulnerable children with new laws requiring adults who have custody
Read moreCoalition to set minimum sentence standards for serious crime
A Victorian Coalition Government will reform sentencing laws to set standard minimum sentences for serious crimes, Coalition Leader Ted Baillieu
Read moreCoalition to give teeth to community based sentences
A Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will initiate the most significant reform of community-based sentences that Victoria has seen in 20
Read moreVic Coalition to track sex offenders, arsonists with GPS technology
• High-tech monitoring for serious offenders and suspects on bail A Baillieu Government will fund a $5 million upgrade of
Read moreJudges, DPP slam Brumby’s justice failures
Victoria’s judges and the Director of Public Prosecutions have launched outspoken attacks on the Brumby Government’s justice system failures, which
Read moreBaillieu Government to reform double jeopardy laws
A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will reform the law of double jeopardy so that a new trial can be
Read moreBrumby and “Whiteboard” Hulls not fit to run Vic justice system
John Brumby and his Attorney-General are so out of touch with Victorians struggling to get justice in overcrowded courts that
Read morePersonal info of Victorians put at risk by Brumby gov’t incompetence
The incompetence, bungling and mismanagement of the Brumby Government is exposing Victorians to the misuse of their personal information, identity
Read moreNSW moves on bikies while Brumby leaves Victorians vulnerable
Yesterday’s announcement by NSW Police that they will seek to have the Hells Angels declared a criminal organisation under NSW
Read moreHulls won’t act on weak bail laws
Hysterical personal attacks by the Attorney-General in response to the Victorian Coalition’s bail laws plan show once again that Labor
Read moreVic Coalition to act on bail abuses
• Strong and effective laws to protect Victorians from violent criminals who offend while on bail • New penalties for
Read moreBrumby must rule out leaks to gov’t from OPI probes
John Brumby must rule out the possibility that confidential intelligence from secret Victoria Police investigations was leaked to his government
Read moreLabor’s weak revolving door justice continues despite backdown
Labor’s weak revolving door for criminals will continue for the vast majority of cases despite a humiliating backdown by John
Read moreBrumby’s budget spin won’t fix struggling Vic legal system
Today’s announcement by John Brumby and Rob Hulls about legal aid and extra judges will do little to help a
Read moreVic Coalition to outlaw criminal bikie gangs
A Victorian Coalition Government will introduce tough legislation to outlaw criminal bikie gangs, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition
Read moreChief Justice warns on court crime pressures under Labor
Victoria’s Chief Justice has given John Brumby a blunt warning that backlogs in Victoria’s highest court – the Court of
Read moreVictoria’s court delays worst in Australia under Labor
Victoria now has Australia’s longest criminal case waiting lists in every court in the State – Supreme Court, County Court,
Read moreBrumby’s false claims confirm Labor is soft on crime
Premier John Brumby’s claim that repeat disqualified driving offenders are just ‘mum and dad motorists’ who should be allowed to
Read moreCoalition to end suspended sentences
A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will restore justice to sentencing and help ensure appropriate penalties by abolishing suspended sentences,
Read morePhoto opportunities galore but no justice for Dean Hofstee in Brumby’s India trip
Something is wrong when John Brumby travels around India saying what a safe and just place Victoria is, yet he
Read moreChanging child sex offence age will make little difference
The change to child sex laws announced by the government today is likely to result in an average increase of
Read moreVictorian Coaliton to ban violent drunks from licensed premises
The Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition will ban violent drunks from entering licensed premises for two years once they are found
Read moreCriminals walk free under Labor’s soft-on-crime home detention
A record number of criminals are being let out of prison after serving as little as two-thirds of the minimum
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