Victorian government seeks to differentiate its treatment of alleged violent and non-violent offenders
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Daniel Andrews has rebuffed an ultimatum by the Greens to overhaul the state’s bail laws within three months, and ruled out reinstating the presumption in favour of bail for all Victorians accused of a crime.
As parliament resumed on Tuesday, the Greens introduced a private member’s bill to overhaul the state’s bail laws, declaring they would bring it to a vote if the government doesn’t introduce its own reforms in the next three months.
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Continue reading…Victorian government seeks to differentiate its treatment of alleged violent and non-violent offendersFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDaniel Andrews has rebuffed an ultimatum by the Greens to overhaul the state’s bail laws within three months, and ruled out reinstating the presumption in favour of bail for all Victorians accused of a crime.As parliament resumed on Tuesday, the Greens introduced a private member’s bill to overhaul the state’s bail laws, declaring they would bring it to a vote if the government doesn’t introduce its own reforms in the next three months.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…