29 July 2013
The Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee today launched guidelines for government and business to prevent, and respond to, shootings in places of mass gathering.
28 July 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced that Jabhat al-Nusra had been listed as a terrorist organisation under Australia's counter-terrorism laws.
25 July 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Parliamentary Secretary Shayne Neumann have announced new funding of $4 million over four years to support unrepresented litigants who would not otherwise have access to legal assistance and advice.
25 July 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today launched a National Code of Practice to help business prevent potentially dangerous chemicals finding their way into the hands of terrorists.
24 July 2013
Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Mark Dreyfus QC, Queensland Community Recovery and Resilience Minister David Crisafulli and Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Member for Blair Shayne Neumann today announced that work will commence immediately to reopen the Port of Bundaberg to full-size ships.
23 July 2013
A new inquiry will consider whether Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks create barriers to people with disability exercising their rights and legal capacity.
22 July 2013
Today Senator Brandis has demanded that the Government publicly reveal legal advice on the Regional Resettlement Arrangement with Papua New Guinea.
18 July 2013
Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Mark Dreyfus QC and NSW Minister for Emergency Services Michael Gallacher today announced disaster assistance for the NSW local government areas of Shoalhaven City, Goulburn-Mulwaree and Palerang after they were affected by severe storms, flooding and landslides in late June 2013.
16 July 2013
The oral arguments in Australia's whaling case against Japan will conclude this evening after three weeks of public hearings in the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
16 July 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today launched a free, national legal advisory service for people engaging with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
