MARK DREYFUS MP

On 15 November, a resounding majority of Australians answered yes to removing discrimination from the Marriage Act.

The cost of the government’s laziness in passing legislation for mandatory data breach notification has been made clear today with news of the large-scale hacking of Uber user data.

Reports today that George Brandis is planning a radical overhaul of the courts system by Christmas are highly concerning.

There are just four sitting weeks left for 2017 and time is running out for action from this government in establishing a redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse.

Labor welcomes the appointment of Chief Judge John Pascoe AC CVO as Chief Justice of the Family Court, and Will Alstergren QC as Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court.

For three days, Justice Minister Michael Keenan has repeatedly stated it is the government's plan to include children as young as 10 in its new legislation for a Commonwealth pre-charge detention regime.

It is just one day until Chief Justice Diana Bryant's official farewell, and three working days until her statutory retirement.

Labor welcomes the Australian Law Reform Commission's review of the family law system, the first since the 1970s.

Labor is urging Australians to make sure they have received their marriage equality survey form in the post, and to contact authorities to address any irregularities.

Labor welcomes today's report by the Select Committee into a National Integrity Commission.