05/02/2025 20:41
The Guardian
Tony Burke to include mandatory sentencing in new legislation; Meg O’Neill says Trump shakeup presents challenge. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShadow home affairs minister James Paterson, who’s been a key proponent of minimum mandatory sentencing has been up on the amendments to the hate crimes bill this morning.One of the concerns Labor has had is that mandatory sentences take away the discretionary power of judges. To that Paterson tells Sky News:There really is no discretion here. We have set a mandatory minimum sentence. The judges are free to impose sentences a lot longer than those mandatory minimums, and there’ll be some cases where that’s very necessary for very serious terrorism offences, people can be jailed for 20 years or moreAlthough we’re making really good progress on NDIS reform, that’s not moving as quickly as frankly, would have allowed us to get a health funding deal done in time.We’re satisfied with our progress. We’re very confident we’re going to get to where we need to be on NDIS reform and ultimately with hospital funding deals as well. But in the interim, we’re committed to being more reliable partner on hospital funding. Continue reading...
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