A revolt by states and territories has forced the Albanese government to abandon its push to soften bail laws nationwide ...

Young offenders in Victoria could face life imprisonment under proposed reforms, but advocates say the move won't make ...

Disgraced former CFMEU boss John Setka has been arrested and charged following a series of allegations of wrongdoing. John ...

A report authored by officials from every commonwealth, state and territory government urges all jurisdictions to loosen ...

If state governments across Australia are serious about youth crime, they must abandon headline-grabbing, punishment-heavy ...

“The statistics from the Victorian Crime Statistics agency do show an uptick in crime with an 18.3 per cent increase in incidents recorded by Victoria police across 12 months ending in June 2025.

It would also see kids aged 14 and over charged with aggravated home invasion intentionally or recklessly causing injury in circumstances of gross violence, carjacking and serious and repeat ...

Victorians are calling for action on retail crime with new research revealing 79% are concerned about the state's rising crime levels.With retail ...

“Threatening situations across our stores are at their worst in Victoria and continue to escalate,” Coles state general manager for Victoria, Chris McKellar, said. “That is why we are calling on the ...

As Victoria grapples with a crime wave, the ABC takes a deeper look at some of the numbers behind the rise in offences.

A pre-election auction on law and order is under way, there’s a chance the politicians win while the rest of us lose.