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Road Safety
Drink-driving and drug-driving in Victoria: testing, penalties and trends
Victoria pioneered random breath and drug testing. Here's how those programs work and what the latest enforcement data is showing.
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Road Safety
The Victorian road toll: what the data shows about who is dying on our roads
The numbers behind a road toll that has stubbornly refused to come down: who is being killed, where, and why…
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Courts
Coronial inquests in Victoria: what they are and why they matter
The Coroners Court of Victoria investigates more than 6,000 reportable deaths a year. Here's how the inquest system works and…
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Courts
The Victorian appeals process: how convictions and sentences are challenged
From the County Court to the High Court: how appeals work in Victoria and the recent reforms that have changed…
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Courts
Sentencing in Victoria: how judges actually decide a penalty
The principles, the standard sentences, the maximums and the discounts: how a Victorian judge moves from verdict to sentence.
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Courts
How a Victorian criminal trial works: from charge to verdict
A step-by-step explainer for non-lawyers: charge, mention, committal, plea, trial, verdict, sentence and appeal in Victoria.
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Crime
Cyber crime in Victoria: the scams costing Victorians the most
From investment fraud and remote-access scams to MyGov phishing and business email compromise: a guide to the cyber crime trends…
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Crime
Burglary and aggravated home invasion in Victoria: patterns, hotspots and prevention
Where burglary is happening in Victoria, what the offenders are stealing, and the home-security steps that actually reduce your risk.
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Crime
Organised crime in Victoria: who they are and how police push back
A guide to the OMCGs, syndicates and street-level networks operating in Victoria, the squads investigating them, and the legal toolkit…
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Crime
Inside Victoria’s crime statistics: what the latest data really shows
A plain-English guide to the Crime Statistics Agency data series and how to read a quarterly release without falling for…
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