Original article by Jane Lee, Richard Willingham, Nino Bucci
The Age – Page: 2 : 26-Jun-14

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has announced a tightening of laws protecting emergency service workers. Under the changes first foreshadowed in 2010, a minimum prison sentence of three years will be imposed on those who attack police officers, paramedics, firefighters, protective services officers, State Emergency Services workers, on-duty lifesavers or hospital emergency department staff. Attorney-General Robert Clark notes that the number of such assaults is rising due to drug and alcohol abuse, with close to 2,500 reported cases in 2012-13

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