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Alcohol
Man hit by car was denied help by sobering-up service over lack of male staff
The man’s death in June was not the first time a drunk patient was hurt under Victoria’s health-led response to public intoxication.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Good Weekend
On the run in suburbia for nearly 30 years: Former fugitive ‘Dougie’ finally opens up
From farming pot to breaking out of jail to a life lived incognito for decades: the remarkable tale of an honours graduate turned handyman in hiding, Darko Desic.
- by Tim Elliott
Distressing content
Child abuse
‘Most unsafe place for a child is home’: Australian advocate’s shocking message for the world
Professor S. Caroline Taylor will speak about “obscenely low” prosecution and conviction rates for “the most catastrophic” crime against children at an international summit.
- by Michael Ruffles
Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one
The corrections minister has vowed to fix a glaring loophole after discovering no single agency was responsible for informing victims about their attackers’ parole.
- by Max Maddison and Frances Howe
Editorial
State Parliament
If a child is too young for TikTok, should they be strip-searched?
Premier Chris Minns is right to want to protect NSW’s children. But it is a failure of his government to ignore the harm occurring in interactions with police.
- The Herald's View
Avenging angel or lethal opportunist: Celebrity lawyer Sue Chrysanthou
She’s the barrister du jour in the defamation capital of the world. Then came the day she found herself in the witness box ...
- by Jane Cadzow
Tyson was 11 when he was first locked up. It took seven years to turn things around
Nobody in youth detention asked Tyson about his dreams - they asked about his court dates. Now he wants the prime minister to fix the system.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Naked City
From Pell to Gobbo, Kerri Judd faced ‘the familiar drumbeat of difficult decisions’
Victoria’s former director of public prosecutions was a magnet for controversy as she tackled cases where many have opinions and few have the responsibility.
- by John Silvester
Lehrmann judge’s six ideas to fix court secrecy
Justice Michael Lee told a lawyers’ conference that despite laws aimed at increasing transparency, courts were moving in the opposite direction.
- by Harriet Alexander
Perspective
Crime
Adult crime, adult time: Responsibilities can’t come without rights
We can’t have it both ways. If young people are to be treated like adults in the criminal justice system, how can we deny them the right to vote?
- by Cameron Atfield
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Indigenous justice
Mother’s disgust after WorkSafe refuses to lay charges over Veronica Nelson’s death
A coroner found that Nelson, 37, would still be alive if prison staff had responded to her cries for help. But WorkSafe closed the case without any charges.
- by Erin Pearson
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