MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Review of Australia’s Credit Reporting Framework

28 November 2024

Today the Government has released an independent review aimed at improving Australia’s Credit Reporting Framework.

National Student Ombudsman Announced

28 November 2024

The Albanese Government has tonight passed legislation to establish an independent National Student Ombudsman to investigate student complaints and resolve disputes with universities.

Government response to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s Secrecy Review

27 November 2024

Today the Government has today tabled its response to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) Report – Secrecy Offences: Review of Part 5.6 of the Criminal Code. 

 

Uptake of simpler digital statutory declarations on the rise

27 November 2024

Australians have taken advantage of quicker, simpler, and more accessible digital statutory declarations more than 22,000 times in the first five months of the new service.

Albanese Government introduces new protections for Commonwealth frontline workers

27 November 2024

Today the Albanese Labor Government introduced legislation to make Commonwealth workplaces safer for workers and the Australian community.

Response to the Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children inquiry

25 November 2024

The Albanese Government has tabled its response to the Senate Inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children.

A new National Access to Justice Partnership

22 November 2024

Today at the Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) meeting in Melbourne, Attorneys-General agreed to the terms of the new $3.9 billion National Access to Justice Partnership (NAJP), delivering a critical increase of $800 million in funding over five years from 2025-26 to the legal assistance sector.

Government response to the Independent Review of the National Cooperative Scheme on Unexplained Wealth

20 November 2024

The Albanese Government has endorsed recommendations aimed at improving Australia’s ability to disrupt serious and organised crime in its response to the Independent Review of the National Cooperative Scheme on Unexplained Wealth.

Government Response to the Independent Review of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

14 November 2024

Today the Australian Government has published the Independent Review of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and associated Commonwealth law enforcement arrangements (the Independent Review) and corresponding Government Response.

Dating app users vulnerable to sexual violence

14 November 2024

New research highlights the need for dating apps to protect Australians against sexual predators.