MARK DREYFUS MP

George Brandis's first Budget as Attorney-General has shown his twisted priorities as Australia's First Law Officer by continuing to cut funding to legal assistance services.

The worst fears of the arts community have been confirmed in last night's Budget, as more than $100 million has been slashed from the Arts budget.

The Abbott Government has ripped over $10 million in funding out of privacy and freedom of information services, and abolished the Office of the Information Commissioner.

The Abbott Government has allowed the position of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor fall vacant, before their legislation to scrap the position has even been debated in the Parliament.

Labor has called on the Government to support Senator Lisa Singh's Private Senator's Bill if they are serious about preventing identity crime.

Today is final day of the Abbott Government's consultation period for their proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism Michelle Rowland last night addressed a community forum in Bankstown, hosted by the Member for Blaxland Jason Clare, to discuss the Abbott Government's proposed changes to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Senator Brandis need to listen to the overwhelming community support for retaining the current protections against racist hate speech in the Racial Discrimination Act.

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC last night attended a community forum in Brisbane with the Member for Moreton Graham Perrett and the Member for Griffith Terri Butler to discuss the Abbott Government's proposed changes to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

Reports today that the Attorney-General was rolled in Cabinet over his plan to entirely repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act should worry all Australians.