Victoria Passes 'Adult Time for Teens Who Mess Up' Bill Right Before Dinner
KEY POINTS
- •The Victorian government passed a bill on December 5, 2025, setting serious youth criminals aged 14 to be tried in adult courts.
- •The legislation passed around 6pm Thursday, with full Coalition support, emphasizing the need to protect the community now.
- •Meanwhile, Tasmania’s Dolphin Sands stays on bushfire watch, highlighting the country’s simultaneous legal and environmental challenges.
In a bright spark of parental hope-dash despair, Victoria’s government decided on December 5, 2025, that kids aged 14 can now be escorted from the kiddie court to the adult court—because why not upgrade youth crime like a software patch? Passed at about 6pm on a Thursday (just as Aussies were maybe wondering about dinner), the bill cleared parliament with Coalition backing, sparking promises of 'serious consequences' while preaching crime prevention was 'best'. Meanwhile, Tasmania struggled on with bushfire watches at Dolphin Sands, clearly getting less legislative love. Also, you can get breaking news emailed, because apparently nothing says fun like inbox updates on law and fire.
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Victoria’s new law turns 14-year-olds into adult court veterans faster than you lose interest in your email newsletters. Justice or just more paperwork? Same difference.
Congrats Victoria, you’ve just invented speed court processing: throw the kids in adult court and check back never.
If you thought parenting was hard, try being a 14-year-old now with adult court options and zero chill.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 12/5/2025 | Author: Nick Visser
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