MARK DREYFUS MP

Getting rid of Senator Brandis as the Minister for the Arts was a good start, but the report today from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee makes clear that the Prime Minister must now act to get rid of Senator Brandis's policies too.

Federal Labor has welcomed the Palaszczuk Government's decision to make non-fatal strangulation an offence, as part of Queensland's response to family and domestic violence.

Labor has been advised the Turnbull Government is seeking to vary amendments to the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015.

The difference between Labor's policy and that of the Government is stark. Labor opposes the Government's plan to hold an expensive, unnecessary and divisive plebiscite on marriage equality.

The Liberal National Party is again seeking to weaken race hate speech protections with a motion at this weekend's Queensland LNP State Council calling on the Turnbull Government to have another crack at watering down the Racial Discrimination Act.

Arts Minister Mitch Fifield has today announced further changes to arts funding policy, partially redesigning the Liberal Government's ministerial arts slush fund.

A Shorten Labor Government will set justice targets to help Close the Gap on incarceration rates in Australia and increase community safety.

Labor congratulates the Hon Susan Ryan AO on her reappointment as Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner.

The Liberal Government has now left the position of Sex Discrimination Commissioner vacant for more than two months.

Labor congratulates Rosslyn Munro on her appointment as chair of the board of the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC).