Recent high-profile case shows referees still not asked to stand by their words in court, despite change in the legislation ...

References will no longer be considered when sentencing sexual assault perpetrators, as watered-down reforms pass NSW ...

A debate about an overhaul of “good character” references for convicted criminals has sparked a heated altercation in the back corridors of parliament.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the ...

Character references for perpetrators in court will soon be a thing of the past in Victoria and New South Wales. Victorian ...

I’m the recruitment manager of a medium-sized establishment. We don’t require character references, especially when certain job applicants have proven their worth during our intensive interviews. Am I ...

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