September 10, 2026 — 7:00pm

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A magistrate has fiercely criticised Victoria’s justice system from the bench, calling for it to be “completely and utterly revised” in an extraordinary tirade about crime rates.

Magistrate Brett Sonnet made the comments in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon as an 18-year-old woman sought bail while facing assault-related charges.

Prosecutors did not oppose her release, which Sonnet said meant his “hands are tied”. He allowed the woman back into the community until her next court date in December.

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU