25 March 2014
Changes to the Racial Discrimination Act announced by Senator Brandis today will significantly water down protections against racist hate speech in Australia.
24 March 2014
Senator Brandis has clearly revealed today he intends to give a green light to racist hate speech in Australia.
21 March 2014
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism Michelle Rowland have called on Tony Abbott to reconsider his plan to repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
20 March 2014
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General Senator Lisa Singh have announced the introduction today of the Privacy Amendment (Alerts Bill) 2014 as a Private Senators Bill.
19 March 2014
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC says it's time the Government ended speculation over changes to the Racial Discrimination Act and told Australians what their plans are.
14 March 2014
Shadow Arts Minister Mark Dreyfus says that comments by the Minister for the Arts this morning have sent a chilling message to artists across Australia.
12 March 2014
Landmark changes to the Privacy Act made by the former Labor Government come into effect today.
11 March 2014
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today visited Community Legal Centres in Adelaide to hear about the impact of the Abbott Government's cuts to legal assistance.
24 February 2014
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has called on Senator Brandis to explain why this morning he claimed no documents had been handed over to the Government's Royal Commission, only to be contradicted by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet hours later.
24 February 2014
Today Minister for the Arts, Senator George Brandis, confirmed that Arts funding is on the chopping block under the Abbott Government.
