Opposition Leader Brad Battin says he will resign as premier if he wins the 2026 election and crime statistics in Victoria have not fallen by the end of his term.

The promise comes as shadow attorney-general James Newbury alleged the state’s judiciary are failing to hand down strong enough sentences partly due to allegiances to the Labor Party, and hinted that the Coalition was developing a policy to tackle the issue.

Speaking outside the Victorian parliament on Thursday, Battin was asked if Premier Jacinta Allan should promise to resign if her crime policies are not effective in reducing crime rates.

Earlier this week, the premier announced a raft of new measures in a bid to tackle the issue, including moving a range of serious offences from the Children’s Court to adult courts where

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