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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Ending the gag on legal assistance providers
The Australian Government is ending the former government’s censorship of Community Legal Centres by removing the ban on recipients of Commonwealth legal assistance from taking part in political advocacy and lobbying.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Open Government Forum – Expressions of Interest
The Albanese Government is committed to securing Australia’s international status as an open and transparent government, which was put under threat by the former government’s inaction.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Radio interview – ABC RN Breakfast
Subjects: The Voice to Parliament; National Anti-Corruption Commission; Censure of former Prime Minister
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
TV interview – Channel 9, Today Show
Subjects: Privacy penalties, censure of former Prime Minister
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Doorstop – Parliament House
Subjects: Voice to Parliament; Censure of former Prime Minister, National Anti-Corruption Commission; Neil Prakash; High Court Citizenship decision
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Respect@Work passes Parliament
The Albanese Government is acting to make workplaces safe from sexual harassment with the passage of the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation (Respect@Work) Bill through Parliament.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Joint press conference – Parliament House
Subjects: Respect@Work Legislation; National Anti-Corruption Commission; Bell Inquiry; Scott Morrison; energy; cost of living; RBA; ASIO; National Cabinet
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Parliament approves Government’s privacy penalty bill
Companies which fail to take adequate care of customer data will face much higher penalties following today's passage of the Albanese Government's legislation to significantly increase penalties for repeated or serious privacy breaches.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Respect@work amendments
The Albanese Government is committed to ending sexual harassment at work by legislating the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation (Respect@Work) Bill.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Rajwinder Singh
I can confirm that Rajwinder Singh has been arrested today in India following Australia’s extradition request.
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