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Victoria’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ bill will deliver sweeping changes to youth sentencing

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Children as young as 14 could be jailed for life under a Victorian government law and order crackdown. If new legislation passes parliament, serious youth offenders will be tried as adults. The Premier says it's a response to what she calls a new kind of brazen offending.
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