MARK DREYFUS MP

The Morrison Government's announcement of new regulations for litigation funders has exposed the inquiry it announced into the sector just last week as a sham.

Privacy protections for the COVIDSafe app have been strengthened as a result of agreement between Labor and the Government.

The Morrison Governments inquiry into class actions and litigation funding is a shameless move towards denying justice, and fair compensation for ordinary Australians.

Labor welcomes today's release of previously redacted sections of the final report of The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, that relate to Cardinal George Pell.

Labor welcomes today's announcement of additional funding for frontline legal services to support Australians impacted by COVID-19.

The Attorney-General needs to properly explain why he has invoked a national security gag order over the defamation case brought by former special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith VC.

The Morrison Government must end the uncaring and negligent way in which it has denied justice to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.

Labor's concerns about the state of our media have been confirmed with Australia falling five places, from 21^st down to 26^th, in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, released by Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres).

The Morrison Government must join with Labor and take a stand against the shocking rise in racism and hatred directed at Asian-Australians during the COVID-19 crisis.

Labor strongly welcomes the High Court's decision that the Australian Federal Police raid on the home of journalist Annika Smethurst was unlawful.