22 June 2016
Labor calls on Malcolm Turnbull to take a bipartisan approach to redress for survivors of child sexual abuse and commit to a truly national redress scheme.
22 June 2016
The Shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus; the Member for Hotham, Clare O'Neil; and Labor's candidate for Wills, Peter Khalil, today announced that a Shorten Labor Government will provide almost $600,000 in support for Melbourne's vibrant Greek community.
21 June 2016
Last night on the ABCs Q & A program it became painfully clear that Malcolm Turnbull places just as low a priority on the arts as his predecessor Tony Abbott. In fact, he has not even bothered to correctly inform himself of the facts.
21 June 2016
Monday's pre-election legal affairs debate confirmed what many in the Australian legal community have believed for some time - that Senator Brandis is living in a world all of his own where he has served a perfect three years as Attorney-General.
18 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will give the issue of family violence national prominence, with the Prime Minister to deliver an annual Family Violence Statement to Parliament.
17 June 2016
George Brandis's unprecedented attack on the independence of the Solicitor-General, the second law officer of this country, should be deeply shocking to anyone who cares about the integrity of Australia's legal system
16 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will give Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS) the funding they need to adequately protect Indigenous women who have been affected by family violence.
16 June 2016
Labor will crack down on unpaid fines and reduce unnecessary incarceration by reforming the fine recovery process
16 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will reverse the Abbott-Turnbull Governments cruel cuts to Trove, allowing the National Library to continue providing its unique online collection of Australian culture and history for current and future generations.
14 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will support the re-establishment of Environmental Defenders Offices (EDOs), so they can continue to ensure that Australian environmental laws are complied with by corporations and governments.
