Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent will not vote for government's mandatory sentencing legislation
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Christian Porter announced details of the legislation last week, saying 28% of child sex offenders convicted of federal offences in 2018-19 served no jail time.Shutterstock
A senior Liberal backbencher, Russell Broadbent, has strongly attacked the government’s legislation for mandatory sentencing for serious child sex offences under federal...