DANGEROUS sex offenders in Queensland will face longer prison sentences and closer supervision on release under tougher laws passed by state parliament.
The amendments include allowing indefinite jail sentences to apply to more offences, setting a minimum supervision period of five years and allowing the government to seek an extra period of supervision once an existing [...]

A CROSS-dressing Victorian P-plater who crashed, killing his girlfriend, has avoided jail after a judge found he would be subjected to bullying in prison.
Jayke Baldwin, 21, was speeding when he lost control of his car at Seville East in February 2009 and hit a tree.
His girlfriend of just two weeks Melissa Neylon was thrown from [...]

Victoria’s top prosecutor will immediately push for tougher sentences in all aggravated burglary cases and will later focus on inadequate punishments for rape, child abuse and some drug offences.
From Wednesday, lawyers acting on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions Jeremy Rapke, QC, will argue during pre-sentence hearings for aggravated burglary cases that judges should [...]

Source Herald Sun A SEX offender who fled to Scotland after indecently assaulting a teenager in Sunbury – before surrendering and being returned to Melbourne – has finally been sentenced to jail.
James O’Brien McCulloch appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court yesterday after fleeing Australia almost five years ago.
In September last year the Herald Sun revealed [...]

Herald Sun SOME of the state’s sickest criminals have battled for the title of Prison MasterChef inside Victoria’s toughest jail.
The competition – inspired by the Channel 10 ratings juggernaut – has been held inside Barwon Prison’s notorious Hoya protection wing, which houses the state’s most depraved criminals.
Sex monster John Xydias, who filmed himself raping [...]

It is interesting how history repeats itself and in this case it could not have been more relevant.
I wonder what those people who gave character reference for Mathew Newton are thinking now, seeing that he appears to have gone back to his old ways, about just how nice a bloke he really [...]