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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Strengthening intelligence oversight
Legislation introduced today will for the first time see all ten of the intelligence and security agencies that make up Australia’s National Intelligence Community subject to the same statutory and parliamentary oversight.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
TV interview – ABC TV Afternoon Briefing
Subjects: Real time reporting of deaths in custody.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Real time reporting of Deaths in Custody
The Albanese Government is taking action to turn the tide on the appalling rates of incarceration and deaths in custody of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians by delivering on our commitment to establish real-time reporting.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Funding for the Modern Slavery Grants Program Round Two
Recipients of the National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-25 Grants Program have today been notified, with $2.73 million provided over two years to thirteen organisations working to combat modern slavery in Australia.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
President of the Australian Law Reform Commission
The Honourable Justice Mordecai Bromberg has been appointed President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) for a five year term commencing on 10 July 2023.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
High Court special leave application – Gumatj claim
Today the Commonwealth filed a special leave application in the High Court in relation to a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in a native title compensation claim brought by the Gumatj clan in the Northern Territory (Yunupingu on behalf of the Gumatj Clan or Estate Group v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] FCAFC 75).
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Press conference – Parliament House, Canberra
Subjects: Referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Statement – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is a timely reminder of an issue that impacts too many Australians.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Public Interest Disclosure Reform
The Albanese Government has delivered on our promise to the Australian people to strengthen protections for public sector whistleblowers with the passage of the Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2023 through Parliament today.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Justice Reinvestment being delivered to Alice Springs and Halls Creek
The Albanese Government is delivering on community-led justice reinvestment with early funding for two priority sites - Alice Springs (NT) and Halls Creek (WA).
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