Under-pressure government slammed for bail laws review

Victoria's opposition says the government's review of bail laws is about politics not safety. Video by AAP

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00:00It's just simply unacceptable to me that many Victorians, particularly women and children,

00:06aren't feeling as safe as they should. Now last year we introduced a number of changes,

00:12changes that are rolling out and are working and are making a difference,

00:16but it's clear to me from listening to local communities, from listening to families,

00:21particularly listening to women as well, that we do need to look at what more needs to be done,

00:27which is why I've asked the Attorney-General and the Police Minister to review our law

00:33settings because in terms of whose responsibility it is, it's the responsibility of the Parliament

00:36to make the laws. We've already made changes last year and they're making a difference,

00:42but it's clear to me that we need to go further. What we don't support is when Jacinta Allen comes

00:48out after massive issues through the bail through our state. People have been killed

00:54from people who are on bail and now we're seeing a reaction from the Government when they get bad

00:58polls. Why weren't they coming out and negotiating and discussing what we should do to fix the

01:03bar laws and make them tougher when Ash Gordon's family came and spoke to them about the fact that

01:08someone was killed on our streets by a person who was on bail?