Victorian Labor vows to close loopholes that allow domestic violence perpetrators to ‘slip through the cracks and walk free’

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  Victorian Labor vows to close loopholes that allow domestic violence perpetrators to ‘slip through the cracks and walk free’

  <p>Premier Ben Carroll says a re-elected Labor government will legislate a new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/20/australia-news-live-labor-coalition-fuel-petrol-prices-anthony-albanese-pauline-hanson-one-nation-immigration-angus-taylor-police-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A re-elected Victorian Labor government will create two new Australian-first offences aimed at closing “loopholes” it says have allowed perpetrators of family violence to escape punishment.</p><p>On Sunday, the premier, Ben Carroll, will announce an election commitment to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in which a person takes their own life as a result of family violence, as well as a new offence covering perpetrators abandoning a victim i

  Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:00:54 GMT

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1. 2026-09-19 19:00The Guardian — Victorian Labor vows to close loopholes that allow domestic violence perpetrators to ‘slip through the cracks and walk free’