Victoria to ban suppression orders for rapists following Ralph Carr, Tom Silvagni convictions under new pledge

Victoria's premier, Ben Carroll, says his government will ban convicted rapists from using suppression orders to hide their identities in court, if re-elected in November. According to The Guardian, Carroll and attorney-general Sonya Kilkenny plan to amend the state's Open Courts Act to close what they call loopholes currently exploited by high-profile accused and convicted criminals.

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