Skip to main content

Media centre

Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the
Attorney-General’s portfolio ministers.

The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has amended the Letters Patent to extend the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Today the Australian Government commenced the search for a new President and additional members of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). This is an important step in the Government’s reform of Australia’s system of administrative review.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Research conducted for the Attorney-General’s Department has revealed the rate of Australians accessing online content unlawfully remains disturbingly high.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Australian Government acknowledges the announcement by the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service and the MH17 Joint Investigation Team that they will suspend their investigation into additional individuals responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Tomorrow we will welcome representatives from across the world to Adelaide for the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Speech – First Nations ‘Exchanging Ideas’ Symposium, 4 February 2023
Speech
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Albanese Government will convene a national roundtable with key stakeholders on the topic of personal insolvency.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Albanese Government has today released draft legislation to make the Family Law Act simpler and safer for separating families and their children.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Albanese Government has today released its response to the inquiry conducted by the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Australians have surrendered more than 17,000 unregistered or unwanted firearms in the first year of operation of the permanent national firearms amnesty.
Media Release