Article 6V2C1 Victorian police minister considers reintroducing bail laws abolished after Veronica Nelson’s death

Victorian police minister considers reintroducing bail laws abolished after Veronica Nelson’s death

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Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6V2C1)

Indigenous woman's mother accuses Labor of trampling on our graves' as Anthony Carbines disputes coroner's findings

Victoria's police minister is considering reintroducing bail offences scrapped by the government in 2023 in response to a high-profile coronial inquest into First Nations woman Veronica Nelson's death.

Speaking to reporters outside parliament on Wednesday, Anthony Carbines disputed the coroner's finding that the previous laws were a contributing factor to the death, in comments that sparked a rebuke from Nelson's mother, who accused the government of being happy to trample on our graves".

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