The use of character references in sexual crime cases should be reformed urgently, campaigners have told BBC News NI.

Victorian Labor MPs have distanced themselves from cabinet colleague Luba Grigorovitch’s decision to provide 33 character references, including to convicted criminals and a supporter of former Iranian ...

New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill this ...