The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP

The Government has commenced the consultation process to appoint a new Justice of the High Court of Australia.

I congratulate all those involved for their dedication and tireless efforts to successfully bring to justice the person responsible for the 1994 bombing of the National Crime Authority in Adelaide.

Subjects: Roe V Wade; National Anti-Corruption Commission; Commonwealth Privacy Act; Whistleblower Protections; Bernard Collaery; Julian Assange; Media Freedom; Freedom of Information; Australian Human Rights Commission; Judicial Appointments; Administrative Appeals Tribunal; Staffing Allocation.

Flood-affected communities across NSW will be able to obtain free legal advice as a result of a $3 million funding investment to aid ongoing relief and recovery.