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Court grants Irish Times access to ex-TD's character reference for convicted sex offender

Following intense media speculation, Jim Glennon, a former Fianna Fáil TD, confirmed that he was the ex-representative who ...
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Tasmania flags new laws to stop 'good character' evidence as mitigating factor for serious offending

The Tasmanian government says it aims to stop "good character" references being used to lessen sentences for all serious offending. In a statement on Monday, Tasmanian Attorney-General Guy Barnett ...
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NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?

New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill this ...
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Victorian minister regrets character references for taxi driver who assaulted women, DV accused men and Iran regime supporter

Labor’s Luba Grigorovitch wrote 33 character references but says she regrets providing them for six individuals and will never write another Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...