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Sentencing, appeals, judgments and inquests from Victoria’s Magistrates’, County, Supreme, and Coroners courts, in plain English. Edited by Eliza Hartman.
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Sentenced as an Adult for Crimes Committed as a Child
When a person is charged as an adult for offences allegedly committed before they turned 18, Victorian courts must balance…
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Victoria’s ‘Less Lethal’ Weapons: What Police Won’t Say
From rubber bullets to stinger grenades, Victoria Police refuses to publicly disclose the make and model of crowd-control weapons —…
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How Victoria’s magistrates are chosen — and who can remove them
From eligibility rules to the Judicial Commission's oversight role, VCN explains the process behind appointing — and removing — a…
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The 2017 Tullamarine bomb scare: how a mid-air threat was contained
In May 2017 a passenger claimed he had a bomb on a flight out of Melbourne, forcing it back to…
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Brodie’s Law explained: Victoria’s serious-bullying and stalking offence
Brodie's Law made serious bullying a crime in Victoria, punishable by up to 10 years. What it changed, how it…
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Drones and Victoria’s prisons: the contraband problem that started at Ravenhall
A 2014 Ravenhall arrest was one of Australia's first drone prison-smuggling cases. How drones became a corrections security problem and…
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The 2016 Melbourne Christmas Day terror plot, disrupted
How Victoria Police and the AFP disrupted a plot to attack Federation Square and Flinders Street Station on Christmas Day…
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The 2017 Flinders Street car attack: a deliberate act, but not terrorism
In December 2017 a driver deliberately drove an SUV into pedestrians at Flinders Street. What happened, why police did not…
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The 2018 Bourke Street attack: what happened and what it changed
On 9 November 2018 a man drove a burning ute into Bourke Street and attacked passers-by, killing one. What happened,…
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Minister sorry for references backing DV accused and convicted assaulter
Victorian minister Luba Grigorovitch has apologised after revealing she wrote about 33 character references, including for men accused of family…
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