MARK DREYFUS MP

Labor congratulates Justin Milne on his appointment as the new Chairman of the ABC.Mr Milne is certainly qualified for the role given his extensive experience in, and knowledge of, the media industry.

Finally, we have an answer to the question of how much more racial hate speech will be allowed under the proposed changes to Section 18C, courtesy of Andrew Bolt five times as much.

In a test of the Prime Minister's leadership - which he has failed miserably, Malcolm Turnbull is prepared to trade away protections for Australia's multicultural communities in order to save his own skin.

Three years since the original Freedom of Information (FOI) request was made, and thousands of taxpayer dollars later – George Brandis has finally handed over his diary.

Today's cabinet meeting will be a major test for Prime Minister Turnbull - does he have the backbone to stand up for protections against racial hate speech?

This week I will be visiting Community Legal Centres in three states to hear first-hand the devastating impact the government's 30 per cent funding cuts will have on these vital services.

It has been nearly three years since my office made a simple request for parts of Senator George Brandis's diary.

Labor welcomes the announcement today that Victoria and New South Wales will join a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse.

Federal Labor again calls on the Turnbull Government to secure an agreement with the state and territory governments and institutions for a national redress scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual ab

During a Senate hearing today, Attorney-General George Brandis repeatedly refused to say whether his office made an attempt to block the Australian Taxation Office from intervening in the Bell Group High Court case.