Jaclyn Symes
Tougher bail rules, ankle monitors: Victoria flags youth crime crackdown
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes says nothing is off the table as she meets with police, legal advocates and community groups over public concerns about young repeat offenders.
- by Kieran Rooney, Annika Smethurst and Wendy Tuohy
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Raising the age of criminal responsibility set for 2025 as state unveils mammoth youth justice bill
The Victorian government is set to miss its own deadline to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 by the end of the year.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Hollie Hughes’ tirade at Angus Taylor has a familiar feel
The dumped Liberal senator is no stranger to preselection rough-and-tumble.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Fancy Free-o: Linda Reynolds’ repast with Janet Albrechtsen
The former minister has raved about a nosh-up with a fellow Lehrmann case alumni.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
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Crime
Underage offenders will soon be fitted with ankle bracelets. But do they work?
Victoria is due to join Queensland, the UK, US and New Zealand in trialling ankle bracelets on young offenders, but a report says the move could create more harm than good.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
‘Backwards and archaic’: Victoria ditches plans to give children presumption of bail
The government has been accused of betraying Aboriginal youths and walking away from its commitments after dropping the plans.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Crime
A daughter’s death, a mother’s torment and a battle for change
Celeste Manno was murdered in her bed. Now her mother wants the world to hear her pain – and to save others.
- by Simone Fox Koob, Dimity Clancy, Sammi Taylor and Lisa Brown
‘Innocent people had to die’: Mother’s mixed feelings after triple-zero overhaul
Jasmin Hussein, whose 14-year-old daughter Alisha died waiting for an ambulance, hopes the new changes to the state’s emergency hotline will prevent more unnecessary deaths.
- by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
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Justice
Bail reforms aimed at fixing ‘disaster’ law face one-year wait
A coroner found Victoria’s bail laws breached the human rights charter, but a 12-month delay looms for implementing change.
- by Rachel Eddie
Warning over emergency response as state axes consultation with volunteers
Emergency services volunteers say the sudden decision to end a consultative forum will worsen morale and lead to declining numbers in the unpaid workforce.
- by Rachel Eddie and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Nicola Gobbo was prepared to plead guilty, testify against police
Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions has refused to charge police implicated in the Lawyer X scandal, despite recommendations from a special investigator.
- by Chip Le Grand, David Estcourt, Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
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