MARK DREYFUS MP

The Morrison Government has used the cover of COVID19 to silence the independent watchdog of its rorts and waste by financially crippling the Australian National Audit Office.

Attorney-General Christian Porter has today abandoned his responsibilities as the nation’s first law officer and supported the right of ministers to break the law.

The outrageous abuse of taxpayers’ money in the Western Sydney Airport land rort further proves the need for a National Integrity Commission.

Legal services are having to turn away up to half the financially disadvantaged and vulnerable women escaping domestic and family violence who come to them desperate for help.

Labor has today requested the Information Commissioner investigate deeply concerning reports that the personal information of more than 35,000 Australians has been scraped from social media accounts and other sources for potential use by foreign intelligence services.

Federal Labor expresses our deep sorrow at the passing of Lorna Cubillo, who led the landmark  Stolen Generations case against the Commonwealth.

Labor objects to the US Administration’s decision to sanction International Criminal Court officials.

The final report from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security inquiry into freedom of the press has unanimously concluded that existing Australian law does not adequately protect freedom of the press.

The Federal Court has today delivered a humiliating rebuff to the Morrison Government and the Western Australian Liberals over their support for Clive Palmer’s bid to tear down WA’s border controls against COVID-19.

Labor will stand up for the rights of ordinary Australians seeking access to justice by moving to disallow the Morrison Government’s attempt to stop class actions by regulation.