Failure and high cost of youth justice
David questions Victoria’s high youth justice costs, rising recidivism and measures to reduce First Nations over‑representation.
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Community Safety) Bill 2025
David criticises a justice bill for its harsh youth sentencing, human rights breaches, and calls for evidence-based justice.
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Bill 2025
David opposes a bill which expands police powers, erodes protest rights, and civil liberties.
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Inquiries Amendment (Yoorrook Justice Commission Records and Other Matters) Bill 2024
David speaks on a bill which amends the Inquiries Act 2014 to allow the Yoorrook Justice Commission to order the closure or restricted access to certain records once the Commission ceases to exist, and provides for the special handling of records of a royal commission, board of inquiry of formal review once these cease to exist.
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Youth Justice Bill 2024
David spoke on the Youth Justice Bill and the concerns of the multiple stakeholders. He raised the need to focus on prevention, services and the needs of groups overrepresented in statistics.
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Bill 2023
David makes a contribution on a Bill which includes a raft of reforms aimed at strengthening the integrity of the Victoria Police discipline system, and other purposes.
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On International Cannabis Day, Aussie cannabis advocates called on Albo and Dutton to repeal archaic laws
On international cannabis day – 420 – Australia’s cannabis advocates called on the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to change archaic laws that needlessly funnel thousands of Aussies into the criminal justice system every year.
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Target Zer0
David speaks about a new initiative which aims to eradicate youth criminalisation and the overrepresentation in the justice system of First Nations, African, Pasifika children and youth and those living in residential care in Brimbank, Melton and Wyndham.
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Inequity in the Cannabis Cautioning Scheme for Aboriginal People
David asks the Attorney General if there is a seeming inequity of cannabis cautioning decisions received by Aboriginal people in the Victorian justice system, similar to that in NSW.
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Labor’s failure to decriminalise cannabis
David urges cannabis decriminalisation to reduce arrests, cut justice costs, and boost health outcomes. In this powerful speech, he asks: What does Labor stand for?
