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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Landmark Family Law Act reforms come into effect
Today the Albanese Government’s significant reforms to the Family Law Act come into effect, making Australia’s family law system simpler, safer and easier for separating families and their children.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Boosting Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime
The Australia Government will invest $166.4 million in this month’s Budget to implement reforms to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Mobile app to protect identity credentials from cyber crooks
The Albanese Government will provide an additional $11 million in the 2024-25 Budget for a mobile app and secure website that will enable all Australians to easily and swiftly protect their identity credentials from cyber crooks.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Police Ministers Council Meeting
Speech – Police Ministers Council Meeting, Canberra, 3 May 2024
Speech
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Concerning new statistics on the prevalence of requests for facilitated child sexual exploitation online
The Albanese Government is encouraging parents to limit who they share content with online, as new research by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) highlights the risks of people misusing and even exploiting this information.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Progressing reforms to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws
The Australian Government is serious about preventing criminal abuse of our financial system. No legitimate business wants to assist the laundering of money which funds transnational, serious and organised crime.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Privacy by Design Awards 2024
Speech – Privacy by Design Awards 2024, Sydney, 02 May 2024
Speech
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Tackling online harms
Ending men’s violence against women and tackling misogyny and the harm it creates requires concerted action from all levels of government and all parts of society and we are building on investments already made in this space.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Joint statement
The Australian Institute of Criminology’s National Homicide Monitoring Program has found 34 women were killed by an intimate partner in 2022-23, an increase of 28 per cent on the previous year.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Radio interview – ABC Melbourne Drive
Subjects: Violence against women
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