"Break bail, face jail": Victoria Opposition Leader vows to take tough stance on crime

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"Break bail, face jail": Battin vows to take tough stance on crime

Victoria's opposition leader Brad Battin claims he will not give judges the option to bail certain offenders as part of his pledge to crack down on crime.Despite Jacinta Allan's Labor government tightening bail laws and introducing a ban on machetes, knife crime is continuing in Victoria, with the latest incident seeing a teenager stabbed at a rugby event in Broadmeadows on Saturday.Crime is set to be a key issue in next year's state election, a…

"Break bail, face jail": Victoria Opposition Leader vows to take tough stance on crime

Leader of the Victoria Liberal Party Brad Battin has said Jacinta Allan's bail overhauls have not worked, and said more needs to be done to cut the rate of crime in the state.