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Callum Godde and Tara Cosoleto

Vic ramps up pressure for national criminal age change

Daniel Andrews wants a national consensus on raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Victoria will go it alone on raising the age of criminal responsibility if Australian states and territories cannot arrive at an agreement, Daniel Andrews has warned.

The Victorian premier has long flagged his state would seek a national consensus on lifting the age from 10 but has given his strongest hint yet the window was closing.

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