Children as young as 14 who commit “serious crimes” will be sentenced as adults under a Victorian government plan to combat youth crime.

The state government said on Wednesday that it will adopt an “adult time for violent crime” laws similar to those in Queensland , which implemented the tough approach in 2024.

Children as young as 14 could be tried in adult courts, and possibly face life sentences under the proposed changes to be announced by the premier on Wednesday.

“We’re introducing Adult Time for Violent Crime,” the Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, announced in a social media post. Who are ‘Mary and Joe’? The archetypal undecided voters Victorian Labor is desperate to win over Read more

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