{
  "id": 8518701,
  "title": "Victorian Labor promises new offences to close domestic and family violence ‘loopholes’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/victorian-labor-promises-new-offences-to-close-domestic-and-family",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T19:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/20/victorian-labor-promises-new-offences-to-close-domestic-and-family-violence-loopholes-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "Premier Ben Carroll vows to legislate new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A re-elected Victorian Labor government will create two new Australian-first offences aimed at closing “loopholes” it says have allowed perpetrators of family violence to escape punishment. On Sunday, the premier,…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Victorian Labor promises new offences to close domestic and family violence ‘loopholes’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/victorian-labor-promises-new-offences-to-close-domestic-and-family-8521058",
        "published": "2026-09-19T19:00:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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