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.
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.
The government has been accused of betraying Aboriginal youths and walking away from its commitments after dropping the plans.
Celeste Manno was murdered in her bed. Now her mother wants the world to hear her pain – and to save others.
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.
A coroner found Victoria’s bail laws breached the human rights charter,but a 12-month delay looms for implementing change.
Emergency services volunteers say the sudden decision to end a consultative forum will worsen morale and lead to declining numbers in the unpaid workforce.
Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions has refused to charge police implicated in the Lawyer X scandal,despite recommendations from a special investigator.
The Greens say Victoria’s anti-vilification laws need an urgent overhaul following the Let Women Speak rally and the cancellation of drag story-time events. But Labor says time is needed to get the changes right.
Jaclyn Symes has told the Yoorrook Justice Commission laws have entrenched systemic and structural racism within the justice system and the government.
Statistics obtained by The Age show many more 13-year-olds are prosecuted for aggravated burglary and robbery,motor vehicle theft and serious assault than 12-year-olds in Victoria.