Northern Metropolitan Region
Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (12:45): (1602) My constituency question is for the Attorney-General, and it relates to the shocking machete brawl we saw at Northland Shopping Centre over the weekend, on Sunday. My constituents were horrified to see Northland, a shopping destination and community hub, become a scene of extreme violence that left people fleeing for their lives. I was there with my kids the day before. It has since been revealed that at least three of these violent offenders were out on bail, and those that were on bail were arrested again after this incident and were released again on bail. Labor’s bail laws remain weaker than what they were in March 2023 when Jacinta Allan weakened them. My question to the Attorney-General is: how can Victorians have any trust in our bail laws when offenders who break bail do not face jail?