MARK DREYFUS MP

The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill and the National Security Legislation (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill, passed through the Senate last night, will significantly curb foreign influence on our democratic system.

Labor has secured important exemptions for charities, arts organisations and trade unions in today's bipartisan Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) report on the Foreign Interference Transparency Scheme Bill 2017.

Today a Liberal Senator has made clear that the Liberal Party will continue its fight to allow more racist hate speech in Australia.

Today is an historic day for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse with the Senate passing legislation to establish a National Redress Scheme commencing 1 July this year.

Labor has today called on the Attorney-General to address the government's woefully inadequate consultation on its family court plans, and release the secret consultants report on which the plans are apparently based

Labor welcomes the Government's initial response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Today Labor committed to ground-breaking reform to tackle forced marriage alongside representatives from the Salvation Army, Anti-Slavery Australia and ACRATH Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans.

Today's consensus report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 is an important achievement.

Labor welcomes the government's acknowledgement of the crisis in the family court system, and the pain it is causing families caught up in it.

Today the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has confirmed that the government will end funding for the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce from July next year right after the expected completion of the Banking Royal Commission.