Victorian Labor vows to close loopholes that allow domestic violence perpetrators to ‘slip through the cracks and walk free’

Premier Ben Carroll says a re-elected Labor government will legislate a new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonmentGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastA 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, Ben Carroll, will announce an election commitment to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in which a person takes their own life as a result of family violence, as well as a new offence covering perpetrators