The Coalition is toughening up its new Three Strikes law in order to capture more of what it calls the worst of the worst, serious violent and sexual offenders. A revised version of the law that the Labour government dumped in 2022 is making its way through Parliament. Cabinet has agreed to lower the sentencing threshold for people to be given their first strike warning to 12 months from 24. The minister spoke to political reporter Lillian Hanly.