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Victoria plans to get prisoners to help maintain roads. How common is prison work in Australia and what are the issues?
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll said this week that if Labor wins the November state election, it will pilot a program that would see supervised, minimum-security incarcerated people working on roadside maintenance. They would be paid to undertake tasks such as collecting rubbish, mowing lawns, weeding and cleaning graffiti, which the premier says would free up skilled maintenance crews to fix potholes.
Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won’t stop hate crimes
Weeks after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced his support for mandatory minimum jail terms for antisemitic offences, the government has legislated such laws. Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke stated the federal parliament would now be “putting in place the toughest laws against hate speech that Australia has ever had”. It follows a concerning recent spate of antisemitic attacks in Australia, including on Jewish places of worship, schools, businesses and homes.
Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won't stop hate crimes
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