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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Increasing awareness of coercive control
The Albanese Government is launching new resources to tackle family violence by helping victims, their families, friends and frontline professionals to identify patterns of behaviour that amount to coercive control.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
New research highlights urgent need for safer online dating services
New research by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) published today highlights how online dating platforms are being exploited by online predators to facilitate child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Review of Australia’s Credit Reporting Framework
The Australian Government has commenced an independent review of Australia’s Credit Reporting Framework.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Media Conference – Parliament House
Subjects: Doxxing and hate speech reforms, Defence Force recruiting, High Court decision
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Digital statutory declarations now available in myGov
People can now create a Commonwealth statutory declaration in a new end-to-end digital process in myGov without needing an approved witness.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointments to the Federal Court of Australia
I am pleased to announce the appointments of Penelope Neskovcin KC and Craig Dowling SC as judges of the Federal Court of Australia.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Strengthening witness protections for victims and survivors of sexual abuse
The Albanese Government has introduced legislation to improve the experience of victims and survivors of sexual violence in our justice system.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment of the Age Discrimination Commissioner
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Robert Fitzgerald AM as the next Age Discrimination Commissioner.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Anastasis (Tass) Liveris as a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (Division 2).
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment of the Race Discrimination Commissioner
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Giridharan Sivaraman as the next Race Discrimination Commissioner.
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