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ACT announces three strikes policy for burglary

Three strikes for burglars and it will be three years minimum behind bars if ACT has its way after this year's election. It launched the law and order policy this afternoon. The party says 184,000 New Zealanders were victims of burglary last year, and nearly three quarters of burglars are recidivists who end up being sentenced again. ACT's Deputy Leader Nicole McKee spoke to Lisa Owen.

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