01 July 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has today received a report on freedom of information laws by eminent former senior public servant and diplomat Dr Allan Hawke AC.
29 June 2013
Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Mark Dreyfus QC and Victorian Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells today announced disaster assistance to help Victorian communities affected by the June 2013 flood event.
28 June 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced five new appointments to the Family Court of Australia.
28 June 2013
The Australian Government welcomes the adoption in Marrakesh of a new international treaty to facilitate access to published works by visually impaired people.
28 June 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 area of Nambucca after it was affected by severe storms, flooding and landslides in late May 2013.
26 June 2013
Tonight Australia's expert legal team will begin presenting its case in the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Japan's whale hunting in the Southern Ocean
26 June 2013
Public-sector whistleblowers will have greater protection under legislation passed by the Government today.
26 June 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has welcomed the passage through Parliament of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill, which legislates long-overdue protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
25 June 2013
Not-for-profit organisations, including community groups and local councils, are reminded that applications close on Friday for Federal Government grants for countering violent extremism.
24 June 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today welcomed the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security report examining potential reforms to Australia's National Security Legislation.
