Labor’s hasty review of Victoria’s new bail laws smacks of byelection panic

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Labor’s hasty review of Victoria’s new bail laws smacks of byelection panic
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Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement highlights the government’s fear of losing the crucial western suburbs seat of Werribee – where crime is a persistent issue

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has denied the review of new bail laws was a response to the Werribee byelection or polling that showed Labor’s statewide primary vote slipping to a low 22%.Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has denied the review of new bail laws was a response to the Werribee byelection or polling that showed Labor’s statewide primary vote slipping to a low 22%.. It’s the only explanation for its hasty proposal to review the state’s brand-new bail laws – and possibly others.

While Allan’s team will argue her latest move shows she is willing to listen to community feedback, it risks her not being known for anything other than policy reversalsis the highest since records began, though again, when accounting for population growth, the rate is lower than it was in 2016 and consistent with 2020.

Some MPs are even speculating over whether Allan can survive a disastrous result, though there are no moves to oust her just yet. Salacious gossip, a photo scandal and death threats have dogged Victorian MP Georgie Purcell – but she won’t stop fightingThe current debate also fails to take into account earlier reviews into bail, including a 2022 parliamentary inquiry, another by the state’s truth-telling commission and the 2023 coronial inquiry into the

But he, too, struggled at a press conference to articulate what exactly he would do to improve bail beyond scrapping the 2023 changes.

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