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‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/16/victoria-police-pso-stop-and-search-powers-jacks-law-labor-backflip #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #Victoria #VictorianPolitics #AustraliaNews #CrimeAustralia

‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip
By Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Premier Ben Carroll adopts Coalition’s stance on Jack’s Law, which gives police and PSOs power to randomly search people for knives with metal detectors

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/16/victoria-police-pso-stop-and-search-powers-jacks-law-labor-backflip

#Australianpoliceandpolicing #Victoria #Victorianpolitics #Australianews #CrimeAustralia #TheGuardian #BenitaKolovosVictorianstatecorrespondent

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld
By Australian Associated Press

James Vlassakis was 18 when he became involved in the Snowtown killings, later pleading guilty to four of the 11 murders

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb

#Australianews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia #TheGuardian #AustralianAssociatedPress

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld
By Australian Associated Press

James Vlassakis was 18 when he became involved in the Snowtown killings, later pleading guilty to four of the 11 murders

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb

#Australianews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia #TheGuardian #AustralianAssociatedPress

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld
By Australian Associated Press

James Vlassakis was 18 when he became involved in the Snowtown killings, later pleading guilty to four of the 11 murders

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb

#Australianews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia #TheGuardian #AustralianAssociatedPress

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld
By Australian Associated Press

James Vlassakis was 18 when he became involved in the Snowtown killings, later pleading guilty to four of the 11 murders

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb

#Australianews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia #TheGuardian #AustralianAssociatedPress

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia

Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #CrimeAustralia #SouthAustralia

From cleanskins to hitmen: are mistaken identity killings the result of Australia’s ‘crimetasker’ economy?
By Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

The underworld is using big paydays and encrypted apps to lure amateurs into gangland hits – even young people with no criminal history

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/05/mistaken-identity-killings-australia-crimetasker-economy-ntwnfb

#Sydney #CrimeAustralia #NewSouthWales #TheGuardian #NinoBucciJustice #courtsreporter

Ralph Carr, entertainment industry and AFL figure, sentenced to six years for raping ex-staffer
By Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Melbourne talent manager was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault over 2023 attack

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/25/ralph-carr-sentencing-rape-ntwnfb

#Victoria #Rapeandsexualassault #CrimeAustralia #Melbourne #TheGuardian #NinoBucciJustice #courtsreporter

Ralph Carr’s lawyer says rape verdict a ‘miscarriage of justice’ as entertainment figure faces legal hurdle over sentencing
By Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Victorian county court judge says former talent manager has ‘hurdle to jump’ to have sentence stayed until appeal is heard

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/18/ralph-carrs-lawyer-says-verdict-a-miscarriage-of-justice-as-entertainment-figure-faces-legal-hurdle-over-sentencing-ntwnfb

#Victoria #Melbourne #Rapeandsexualassault #CrimeAustralia #TheGuardian #NinoBucciJustice #courtsreporter