The Victorian Greens will reintroduce a bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 at the first sitting of the state’s new parliament on Tuesday, as the party seeks to capitalise on its increased influence to pursue justice reform.
With four MPs in the upper house, up from one in the last parliament, the Greens are the biggest presence on a largely progressive crossbench. And with the opposition also flagging an interest in criminal justice reform, the Greens leader, Samantha Ratnam, is optimistic of achieving change.
