Joint Statement - Statement from the Shadow Attorney General and Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections

Joint Statement – Statement from the Shadow Attorney General and Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections

James Newbury, Shadow Attorney General

Brad Battin, Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections

Wednesday 26 August 2026

When Labor announced their fake adult time for violent crime, the Liberals and Nationals called it out and predicted that the announcement was nothing more than a con.

Today, those predictions have been proven to be true.

The first youth offender under Labor’s adult time for violent crime laws has walked free from court without having served a single day in jail.

The offender pleaded guilty to aggravated carjacking.

Labor’s laws are a con. Nothing has changed. There are no real consequences for violent crimes in Victoria.

Only a Liberal and Nationals Government will deliver real Adult Crime, Adult Time laws, that see violent offenders held to account, and victims receive justice.