{
  "id": 8521058,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T19:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/20/victorian-labor-promises-new-offences-to-close-domestic-and-family-violence-loopholes-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Victorian Labor has pledged to introduce two new offences in an effort to address \"loopholes\" that have allowed perpetrators of domestic and family violence to evade punishment. Premier Ben Carroll announced the election commitment on Sunday, vowing to legislate a new form of manslaughter to cover cases where an individual takes their own life as a result of family violence, as well as a new offence for perpetrators who abandon victims in need of medical care. These measures aim to strengthen the state's response to domestic and family violence.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "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",
        "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."
}