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Labor’s draft policy platform waters down rather than scraps its longheld opposition to mandatory jail sentences

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Updated document also commits party to cracking down on inducements for online gambling, putting pressure on Albanese government to toughen reforms Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor will water down its opposition to mandatory jail sentences but has abandoned an earlier draft of its policy platform that would have seen the party scrap its longheld stance entirely. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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