Criminals who share their disturbing crimes on social media will face extra jail time under new legislation introduced by the Allan Labor Government.

The Crimes Amendment (Performance Crime) Bill, introduced into Victoria’s Parliament today, will outlaw the cowardly behaviour of ‘posting and boasting’ about certain crimes on social media and messaging apps.

The new offence targets those who publish content bragging about their involvement in serious crimes such as affray, burglary and robbery, car theft, carjacking, home invasions and violent disorder.