18 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will give the issue of family violence national prominence, with the Prime Minister to deliver an annual Family Violence Statement to Parliament.
17 June 2016
George Brandis's unprecedented attack on the independence of the Solicitor-General, the second law officer of this country, should be deeply shocking to anyone who cares about the integrity of Australia's legal system
16 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will give Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS) the funding they need to adequately protect Indigenous women who have been affected by family violence.
16 June 2016
Labor will crack down on unpaid fines and reduce unnecessary incarceration by reforming the fine recovery process
16 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will reverse the Abbott-Turnbull Governments cruel cuts to Trove, allowing the National Library to continue providing its unique online collection of Australian culture and history for current and future generations.
14 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will support the re-establishment of Environmental Defenders Offices (EDOs), so they can continue to ensure that Australian environmental laws are complied with by corporations and governments.
09 June 2016
Today it became embarrassingly clear that the Abbott-Turnbull Government plans to go to the 2016 election with absolutely no arts policy.
07 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will deliver Community Legal Centres across the country the funding they need to keep their doors open, after three years of devastating cuts by the Abbott-Turnbull Government.
06 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government would ensure Community Legal Centres have the funds they need to keep their doors open and can continue to serve those in the community who need them the most.
04 June 2016
A Shorten Labor Government will restore the essential role of the arts and creative industries to their rightful place in Australia's cultural and economic life.