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Courts
Victoria’s bail overhaul: what the 2023 reforms actually changed
Victoria quietly rewrote its bail laws in 2023, walking back parts of the post-Bourke Street crackdown. Eliza Hartman explains what…
Read More » Coroner hears Freeman taunted dying officer in Porepunkah ambush
A Victorian coronial directions hearing has been told Dezi Freeman yelled abuse at a fatally wounded constable during the August…
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Policing in Victoria
Inside the Squads: How Victoria Police Divides Its Specialist Work
From homicide detectives to arson investigators, Victoria Police runs a layered network of specialist units. Here is how they are…
Read More » Victorian Crime Up, Down and Sideways: Q2 2026 Explained
The Crime Statistics Agency's Q2 2026 release landed this week. Jack Renton breaks down what the numbers actually mean for…
Read More »Open court, closed rooms: how IBAC public hearings actually work
IBAC can drag witnesses into open examination — but the bar is deliberately high. Eliza Hartman explains the process every…
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Courts
Victoria’s bail laws: what changed and why
Victoria's bail tests, the 2017 reforms, the 2023 wind-back, the unacceptable risk threshold, and why this debate keeps coming back.
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Big Build Watch
The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) explained
What IBAC investigates, the threshold for public examinations, its relationship with the Victorian Inspectorate, and how to make a complaint.
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Policing in Victoria
Specialist police squads in Victoria: Homicide, Arson, Sex Crimes and more
A guide to the specialist squads inside Victoria Police Crime Command, what they investigate and how they fit together.
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Policing in Victoria
Victoria’s Protective Services Officers explained
What PSOs do, how they are trained, where they operate, and the policy debate around their effectiveness and remit.
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Regional Victoria
Crime in Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat: the data behind the headlines
CSA data on Victoria's three biggest regional centres, alcohol-related assault patterns, family-violence trends, and what the headlines often miss.
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