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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Supporting community safety in the Northern Territory
The Commonwealth is providing $14.2 million in additional funding to deliver policing and other community safety support in Alice Springs.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Helping Australians navigate surrogacy
The Albanese Government has launched a new national hub, the Surrogacy in Australia website, to provide information about the often difficult process of surrogacy.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Funding the National Firearms Register
The Australian Government will deliver a historic funding commitment to implement the National Firearms Register, a signature community and police safety initiative.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Next Justice Reinvestment Programs Announced
The Albanese Government is investing in ten additional justice reinvestment initiatives as part of its landmark justice reinvestment programs. The projects announced today are part of the largest commitment to justice reinvestment ever delivered by the Commonwealth.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Press conference – Melbourne
Subject: Violence against women
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Family Violence Symposium
Speech – Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Melbourne, 19 April 2024
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Radio interview – ABC National Breakfast
Subjects: Violence against women; Bondi Junction incident; Wakeley incident; Social cohesion; Religious discrimination; West Australian foster child
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Copyright reform to protect remote learning
The Albanese Government will ensure students who use technology to attend classes remotely can benefit from the use of copyright material in online teaching in the same way as their fellow students who attend in person.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
300,000 fraud attempts blocked by Albanese Government's identity protection reforms
New identity protection measures introduced by the Albanese Government in the wake of the Optus data breach have blocked over 300,000 fraudulent attempts to use stolen identity credentials.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Report backs anti-money laundering reforms
The latest report of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has endorsed the need for the Albanese Government’s proposed reforms to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime.
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