12 April 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC will appear in Australia's whaling case against Japan which has now been set down for a three week hearing in the International Court of Justice in the Hague from 26 June, 2013.
12 April 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today welcomed the renaming of the Federal Magistrates Court as the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and improved processes for the handling of complaints about federal judicial officers.
12 April 2013
Special Minister of State, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC today announced the appointment of Mr Edward Killesteyn PSM as the Electoral Commissioner of the Australian Electoral Commission.
11 April 2013
Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Mark Dreyfus QC today handed over a high-tech BearCat Armoured Rescue Vehicle to Victoria Police.
10 April 2013
Lawyers, alternative dispute resolution practitioners and people involved in federal court proceedings are encouraged to help evaluate the success of civil dispute resolution laws.
09 April 2013
Today the Australian Government repealed over 1,000 regulations and other instruments within the Attorney-General's portfolio in a major drive to cut red tape.
05 April 2013
The Australian Government will inject an extra $338 000 into the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency to provide early intervention services to Indigenous youth in the Top End.
05 April 2013
The Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS) has been made available by the Australian Government to Tasmanians who were severely affected by the Tasmanian bushfires in January 2013.
04 April 2013
The Australian Government will provide substantial support to keep the Darwin Night Patrol service in operation from July, committing $25 million in funding a year for the Community Night Patrol Program until 2022, through the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory initiative.
02 April 2013
Contrary to media reports today, the Gillard Government's cap on SES growth in the Australian Public Service has been very effective, with numbers falling since the cap was put in place in June 2010 and growth in Executive Level positions declining from 5.3% to 3.8% last year.
