Australian Labor Party Softens Stance on Mandatory Jail Sentences

The Australian Labor Party's draft policy platform indicates a watering down of its long-held opposition to mandatory jail sentences, rather than a complete repeal. The document also addresses online gambling inducements.

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The GuardianMostly Factual56d ago

Labor’s draft policy platform waters down rather than scraps its longheld opposition to mandatory jail sentences

Updated document also commits party to cracking down on inducements for online gambling, putting pressure on Albanese government to toughen reforms Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor will water down its opposition to mandatory jail sentences but has abandoned an earlier draft of its policy platform that would have seen the party scrap its longheld stance entirely. The draft platform obtained by Guardian A...

By Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent

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Australian Labor Party Softens Stance on Mandatory Jail Sentences

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Labor’s draft policy platform waters down rather than scraps its longheld opposition to mandatory jail sentences

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