29 November 2017
The passage of marriage equality legislation through the Senate marks a historic day for all of Australia.
28 November 2017
The release today of distressing footage featuring the killing of whales in our oceans is deeply troubling. This footage is from the 2008 Australian Customs mission to the Antarctic.
28 November 2017
On 15 November, a resounding majority of Australians answered yes to removing discrimination from the Marriage Act.
22 November 2017
The cost of the government’s laziness in passing legislation for mandatory data breach notification has been made clear today with news of the large-scale hacking of Uber user data.
23 October 2017
Reports today that George Brandis is planning a radical overhaul of the courts system by Christmas are highly concerning.
17 October 2017
There are just four sitting weeks left for 2017 and time is running out for action from this government in establishing a redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse.
11 October 2017
Labor welcomes the appointment of Chief Judge John Pascoe AC CVO as Chief Justice of the Family Court, and Will Alstergren QC as Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court.
08 October 2017
For three days, Justice Minister Michael Keenan has repeatedly stated it is the government's plan to include children as young as 10 in its new legislation for a Commonwealth pre-charge detention regime.
05 October 2017
It is just one day until Chief Justice Diana Bryant's official farewell, and three working days until her statutory retirement.
28 September 2017
Labor welcomes the Australian Law Reform Commission's review of the family law system, the first since the 1970s.
