10 December 2014
After a year of promising to tackle internet piracy, the Abbott Government has still not developed a credible policy to deal with the problem.
04 December 2014
Labor welcomes the appointment of Justice Geoffrey Nettle to the High Court of Australia.
24 November 2014
George Brandis' own State branch has called on the Abbott Government to repeal section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act and give the green light to racist hate speech.
24 November 2014
Labor welcomes the release today of the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) report into Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws.
21 November 2014
Attorney-General Senator Brandis has admitted that the Abbott Government granted an extension of time and funding to the Trade Union Royal Commission despite not being asked to, under questioning last night in Senate Estimates.
20 November 2014
Senator Brandis confirmed in Senate Estimates today that he invoked an imaginary rule to insist on his staff sitting in on meetings between the Opposition and the President of the Independent Human Rights Commission.
11 November 2014
Today marks 96 years since the end of the First World War, a bloody and brutal war that cost over 16 million lives, including the lives of over 59,000 Australian servicemen.
07 November 2014
Australian families stand to suffer even more from the Abbott Government's cuts to the Federal Circuit Court which will impact on thousands of family law cases.
31 October 2014
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the passing of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
30 October 2014
Labor has requested that the Government defer debate on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill until 2015 to give adequate time for a thorough consultation process to occur.