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Victorian Labor pledges tougher sexual violence laws
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The Australian Labor Party pledged to increase the maximum penalties for all serious sexual offences by five years.
The Victorian Labor government has promised tougher penalties and new family-violence offences if it wins the November state election. The proposals include life imprisonment for rape and offences involving abandonment of victims or driving partners to suicide.
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The Australian Labor Party pledged to introduce a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for rape if re-elected in Victoria.
“the government will introduce a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for rape”
- 5years
The Australian Labor Party pledged to increase the maximum penalties for all serious sexual offences by five years.
“increase the maximum penalties for all serious sexual offences by five years”
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The proposed standard sentence for murdering a current or former partner is 30 years.
“will also face a standard sentence of 30 years, up from 25 years”