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Youth changes criticised

Proposed sentencing changes that would result in children facing adult courts have been criticised by the Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic). On 12 November, the state government announced that it planned to introduce legislation that would mean children 14 and above who commit violent crimes…

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