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Could a new law finally stop abusers using their reputation in court?

The NSW Government aims to prevent offenders from using good character to reduce sentences amid a 60.2% rise in domestic violence assaults in North East NSW, officials said.

Domestic violence support workers see hope in a proposed move to abolish "good character" as a mitigating factor in sentencing.

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Could a new law finally stop abusers using their reputation in court?

Domestic violence support workers see hope in a proposed move to abolish "good character" as a mitigating factor in sentencing.

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Only three months after the discussion about new legal initiatives such as the "Yes only means yes" principle, a new bloodshed in Innsbruck is shaking the public. What steps would you consider effective to prevent violence against women? Domestic violence often begins with psychological control. Although Austria has a solid legal foundation with the law on the protection of violence and the possibility of expulsions, the fact in Innsbruck shows …

·Vienna, Austria
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Kronen Zeitung broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
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