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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Radio interview – ABC Melbourne
Subjects: Supreme Court of Victoria decision; fruit cake
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Institute of Criminology
I am pleased to announce the appointment of former ASIO Deputy Director General Heather Cook as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC).
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointments and short-term re-appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
The Australian Government has appointed a new Judicial Deputy President and made 22 new member appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment of AUSTRAC Chief Executive Officer
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Brendan Thomas as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Release of Australia’s third Open Government National Action Plan
Today the Albanese Government has reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) with the release of Australia’s third Open Government National Action Plan.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Implementation of the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse
Today I have released the National Strategy’s First Annual Report which provides an update on the implementation of the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse 2021-2030.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Respect@Work: A better standard for all Australian workplaces
Today the Australian Human Rights Commission’s new power commences to investigate and enforce compliance of the positive duty on organisations and businesses to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Radio Interview – Triple M Hobart Breakfast
Subjects: National Firearms Register
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Wieambilla victims’ legacy is a National Firearms Register
One year ago on Tuesday, the murders of Queensland Police Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold and the brave neighbour who came to their aid, Alan Dare, in Wieambilla shocked and saddened the nation.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Opinion Piece – National Firearms Register will be a victory for public safety, 27 years after Port Arthur massacre
In the wake of the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996 all Australians vowed never again.
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