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Daniel Hope went to jail a teenager. He’s coming out a ‘monster’
“His last words to me last Saturday were: ‘The system has made me the person I am today.’ I have thought long and hard about that.”
- Erin Pearson
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‘I could have died’: Jail time for strangulation to be doubled under Qld plan
In calling for tougher penalties, the Queensland Law Reform Commission says sexual strangulation has been normalised – especially among young people.
- Cloe Read
‘Critical, overdue’: Police to get on-the-spot protection powers for DV victims
Queensland police are set to be given new powers to target domestic violence offenders and help ease pressure on the overstretched force.
- Courtney Kruk
‘Horrible, nasty, disgusting’: Pier attacker spared jail, conviction as victim struggles
A woman who took part in an “appalling” gang attack on an autistic teen at a Victorian beach successfully had her sentence overturned and has been spared jail.
- Caroline Schelle
Bail laws to be split to cope with influx of prisoners
Bail reform in Victoria will be staggered to allow the system to prepare for an influx of people on remand.
- Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Machetes banned, police stop-and-search powers expanded in crime crackdown
Jacinta Allan is expected to make more announcements on crime to increase police powers and deter people from showcasing their crimes on social media.
- Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Daniella White
Inside the pay deal that rocked Victoria Police and claimed a chief commissioner
Relief at police voting in favour of a new EBA is only papering over the deep chasms that have opened up between Victoria Police, the union and the government.
- Chris Vedelago
Death of the first innocent: How the government bungled the tobacco war
Police say Katie Tangey’s death was entirely predictable as violent organised crime gangs fought their tobacco turf war.
- Chris Vedelago, Marta Pascual Juanola and Rachel Eddie
Zoe said that adults don’t always know best. Mark Latham savaged her
The NSW Advocate for Children and Young People isn’t afraid to weigh into some of the most controversial issues of importance to the state’s young people.
- Deborah Snow
The juror who asked a Ouija board for answers and other impanelled shenanigans
Everyone has a right to be judged by a jury of their peers, but sometimes the peers also get up to no good.
- Sherryn Groch
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