MARK DREYFUS MP

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC visited the Horn of Africa Relief and Development Agency of Australia Inc. (HARDA) in Auburn today with the Member for Reid, John Murphy MP, to meet participants in the Somali Youth Outreach Program.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today released a report into the effectiveness of Australia's laws on female genital mutilation.

The Australian Government has welcomed today's National Deaths in Custody Program Monitoring Report findings that death-in-custody rates have decreased significantly in the past decade.

The Attorney-General today launched a new campaign to prevent terrorists from accessing chemicals that can be used to manufacture explosives.

The Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus QC, announced today that Australia will join the Open Government Partnership.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC commended the work of the Sussex Street Community Law Service during a visit to the centre today with Western Australia Senator Mark Bishop.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced that Legal Aid WA will receive $214,000 in funding to provide legal assistance services and professional training to regional Western Australia through the National Broadband Network.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced two appointments to the recently renamed Federal Circuit Court of Australia.

The Gillard Government has committed an additional $118.2 million in the 2013-14 Budget to improve access to justice for Australians.

The Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today tabled two important and detailed reviews of counter-terrorism and national security laws - the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Review of Counter-Terrorism Laws and the second annual report of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor.