‘An absolute let-down’: Paramedics furious over assault law loophole
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-02-26 19:30 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Australia, Labour & Workers, Crime & Justice
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A man who hospitalised a paramedic will escape a mandatory jail term for assaulting an emergency service worker because she was not treating a patient when she was attacked.
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