MARK DREYFUS MP

The Albanese Government is investing in ten additional justice reinvestment initiatives as part of its landmark justice reinvestment programs. The projects announced today are part of the largest commitment to justice reinvestment ever delivered by the Commonwealth.

Australia is supporting Solomon Islands in the conduct of its upcoming Joint Elections on 17 April 2024, including through investment in logistics, operations and training, Australian election observers and the deployment of additional police and defence personnel.

The Albanese Government will ensure students who use technology to attend classes remotely can benefit from the use of copyright material in online teaching in the same way as their fellow students who attend in person.

New identity protection measures introduced by the Albanese Government in the wake of the Optus data breach have blocked over 300,000 fraudulent attempts to use stolen identity credentials.

The latest report of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has endorsed the need for the Albanese Government’s proposed reforms to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime.

The Albanese Government is working to better protect frontline workers from violence and aggression.

Legislation introduced today will ensure stronger protections for the Commonwealth frontline workers who help Australians access essential government services.

No Australian should be discriminated against because of who they are or what they believe.

The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report tabled today is not a report from the Government. It is advice to the Government, and we will continue to consider it.

The Government will seek to enhance protections in anti-discrimination law in a way that brings Australians together.

Legislation to reform Australia’s system of administrative review has passed the House of Representatives with additional enhancements to strengthen the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) and its merits-based appointment process.

Australians surrendered another 12,000 unregistered or unwanted firearms in the second year of the Permanent National Firearms Amnesty

The Australian Government has commenced the search for the dual role of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), the body that will replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).