Tasmania will introduce new laws to stop the use of "good character" references by serious offenders. Advocates say the state ...

Victims of crimes should not have to sit in court and hear how the person that caused them harm is of ‘good character’,” ...

Character references for perpetrators in court will soon be a thing of the past in Victoria and New South Wales. Victorian ...

Good character’ references used to try to reduce sentences for convicted criminals – including pedophiles and murderers – are set to be restricted in Victorian courts under reforms being probed by the ...

Criminals convicted of violent offences will no longer be allowed to call on good character references to lessen their ...

The Victorian government will move to ban "good character" references for convicted criminals, following years of lobbying by ...

Jaiden Fidge walks up to the podium to accept the Darling Downs AFL Holman Medal for best and fairest player. He smiles and ...

A former East Palo Alto city employee allegedly molested and supplied drugs repeatedly to a 13-year-old he met while working ...

In a ruling safeguarding citizens' fundamental rights, the Peshawar High Court has directed police authorities not to include references to past First Information Reports (FIRs) or cases in Police ...

If you commit a crime like rape or assault, you will no longer be able to rely on claims about your 'good character' to reduce your sentence.The Allan ...

Victoria's Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny announced on February 27, 2026, the state government would remove the use of "so-called 'good character' references" for those who commit serious violent ...

The idea that you understand someone’s character before you sentence them is fundamental to the process of sentencing.' ...