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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Condolences speech to House of Representatives
Speech – House of Representatives, 15 December 2022
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Progress report on implementation of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommendations
The Albanese Government has today released the fifth annual progress report outlining implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Vanuatu and Australia sign Bilateral Security Agreement
Today in Vanuatu, Australia and Vanuatu signed a Bilateral Security Agreement.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Ensuring family safety in Australian Hague Convention cases
The Albanese Government has amended the law to make it clear that allegations of family and domestic violence can be considered before return orders are made for children under the Hague Convention.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment to National Native Title Tribunal
I am pleased to announce that Ms Lisa Eaton has been appointed as a full-time Member of the National Native Title Tribunal following a transparent and merit-based selection process.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Standing Council of Attorneys-General communiqué
A summary of the decisions from the meeting on 9 December 2022
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Targeted Review of Modern Slavery Offences open for public consultation
The Albanese Government has today opened its targeted review of modern slavery offences for public consultation.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Launch of the Lighthouse Project Expansion
Speech – Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney, 2 December 2022
Speech
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Medibank
This morning the Australian Government was advised that the cyber criminals who stole from Medibank and AHM customers have released potentially all stolen data onto the dark web.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Next steps towards Voice Referendum
Today the Government introduced the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022, to advance the Prime Minister’s commitment to hold a referendum to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Australian Constitution.
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