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Mark Dreyfus

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Name: Mark Dreyfus

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Sweeping changes to terrorism laws proposed

Jack Thomas (R) and his wife (C) leave court after a pre-sentencing hearing in Melbourne in 2008 (AAP)The federal government is in talks with the states and territories about proposals for major revisions to Australia's anti-terror laws.The federal government ... [Published Special Broadcasting Service - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Jack Thomas, Terrorism, Rob Stary, Bret Walker

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Chair of Past Forced Adoptions Working Group | The Hon Julie Collins MP

An eminent person closely involved in the national apology on forced adoptions has been appointed to chair the working group charged with helping deliver on the Australian Government’s commitments to provide better support for Australians impacted by ... [Published Australian Government - May 17 2013]

Entities: Julie Collins, Adoption, Mark Dreyfus, Australian Government

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Appointments to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced two appointments to the recently renamed Federal Circuit Court of Australia."It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Mr Nicholas Manousaridis and Ms Suzanne Jones as Judges of the Federal ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]

Entities: Circuit Court, Federal, Appointment, Mark Dreyfus, Australia

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

Referendum text released amid Coalition cleavage

The Gillard government has finally released the text of the proposed Constitutional amendment to give financial recognition to local government, with Opposition spokesman on local government Barnaby Joyce emphatically backing the case for change in the ... [Published GovernmentNews.com.au - May 17 2013]

Entities: Coalition, Referendum, Barnaby Joyce

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Malcolm Turnbull

Home is where the vote is: should politicians live in the seats they represent?

Can someone provide effective representation for a community if they live outside the boundaries of the district they hope to represent?Or more bluntly, should a member of parliament not only live in their electorate, but BE from that seat?The recent ... [Published Monash University - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tim Watts, Nicola Roxon, Malcolm Turnbull, Coalition

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Two new lawyers appointed as Judges of the Court

A FORMER Fair Work Commissioner and a commercial litigator were appointed to the Federal Circuit Court on Thursday.Victorian lawyer Suzanne Jones, the former FWC commissioner, and New South Wales barrister Nicholas Manousaridis were made Judges of the ... [Published Central Queensland News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Appointed, Mark Dreyfus, Circuit Court, Barrister

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Anthony Albanese

LIVE: Dreyfus and Albanese questioned

(00:00)Parliamentary tactics and the proposed referendum are key issues expected to be addressed by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and leader of government business Anthony Albanese. 16/ ... [Published Melbourne Age - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mark Dreyfus, Anthony Albanese, Referendum

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Dreyfus open to terror law debate

Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen The Gillard government says it welcomes debate on winding back counterterrorism laws after two reports recommended stripping security agencies of powers introduced after the 2005 London bombings.Federal Attorney-General ... [Published Canberra Times - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mark Dreyfus, National Security, Bombing

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Recommendations the powers of Australia's intelligence agency be scaled back

The work of Australia's main intelligence agency, ASIO, could be scaled back after recommendations its powers be watered down. Australia's anti-terror laws were beefed up in the wake of September 11, but now Australia's Attorney General Mark Dreyfus says ... [Published ABC Radio Australia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Australia, Mark Dreyfus, Australian Government

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

14 May 2013 - Increasing access to justice because ‘everyone deserves a fair go’

The Gillard Government has committed an additional $129.5 million in the 2013-14 Budget to improve access to justice for Australians.This new funding will support legal aid commissions, Community Legal Centres, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal ... [Published Australian Government - May 15 2013]

Entities: Legal Aid, Mark Dreyfus, Child Sexual Abuse, Australia, Attorney General

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Buck passing threatens Aboriginal lifeline

A simple phone call service hailed as saving the lives of thousands of arrested Aboriginal people is under threat because of a funding feud between the state and federal governments.NSW police are required by law to call the Aboriginal Legal Service if ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 15 2013]

Entities: Custody, Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

14 May 2013 - Reviews of counter-terrorism laws released today

The Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today tabled two important and detailed reviews of counter-terrorism and national security laws - the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Review of Counter-Terrorism Laws and the second annual report of the Independent ... [Published Noodls - May 14 2013]

Entities: Counter-Terrorism, National Security, Mark Dreyfus

Quotes

"i wish them well as they take on their new role as judicial officers of the commonwealth" Mr Dreyfus said

Appointments to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]

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Sweeping changes to terrorism laws proposed [Published Special Broadcasting Service - 23 hours ago]
Chair of Past Forced Adoptions Working Group \| ... [Published Australian Government - May 17 2013]
Appointments to the Federal Circuit Court of Au... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
Referendum text released amid Coalition cleavage [Published GovernmentNews.com.au - May 17 2013]
Home is where the vote is: should politicians l... [Published Monash University - May 17 2013]
WA snubs referendum (The West Australian) [Published West Australian - May 16 2013]
Brandis urges AFP to investigate Craig Thomson ... [Published Whitsunday Times - May 16 2013]
'Modest' and 'sensible' changes proposed for Co... [Published Fraser Coast Chronicle - May 16 2013]
Thomson quits Labor, to stand as independent [Published Special Broadcasting Service - May 16 2013]
Two new lawyers appointed as Judges of the Court [Published Central Queensland News - May 16 2013]
Labor denies inducement to Thomson [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 16 2013]
Thomson denies ALP encouraged him to seek pre-s... [Published Canberra Times - May 16 2013]
Labor tries to allay state fears of power grab [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 16 2013]
Govt releases council referendum wording [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 16 2013]
LIVE: Dreyfus and Albanese questioned [Published Melbourne Age - May 16 2013]
Dreyfus open to terror law debate [Published Canberra Times - May 15 2013]
Recommendations the powers of Australia's intel... [Published ABC Radio Australia - May 15 2013]
14 May 2013 - Increasing access to justice beca... [Published Australian Government - May 15 2013]
Buck passing threatens Aboriginal lifeline [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 15 2013]
Camera backers push on [Published Kiama Independent - May 14 2013]
Funding stand-off hits legal service [Published Communist Party of Australia - May 14 2013]
Liberty at risk from bad law and the lawless [Published Melbourne Age - May 14 2013]
No reprieve in federal legal aid cash squeeze [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 14 2013]
Social media campaign countering Somali extremism [Published ABC Online - May 14 2013]
Our Diggers could be seen as terrorists [Published NEWS.com.au - May 14 2013]
14 May 2013 - Reviews of counter-terrorism laws... [Published Noodls - May 14 2013]
‘It wasn’t us’: AG’s Dept denies massive filter... [Published Delimiter - May 14 2013]
Match-fixing potential a big worry: police [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 14 2013]
Swan on the rails [Published NEWS.com.au - May 13 2013]
13 February 2013 - Royal Commission into instit... [Published Noodls - May 13 2013]

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Kim Dotcom Makes Another Plea For Legal Relief ... [Published TechCrunch - May 07 2013] Kim Dotcom and his legal team are seizing the moment of a meeting of attorneys general from the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in Auckland to bring more attention to his legal fight with the U.S. government, which wants to extradite Dotcom ...
Kim Dotcom Makes Another Plea For Legal Relief ... [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 07 2013] Kim Dotcom and his legal team are seizing the moment of a meeting of attorneys general from the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in Auckland to bring more attention to his legal fight with the U.S. government, which wants to extradite Dotcom ...
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics, May 5, 201... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 06 2013] Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom Information Overload is Pattern RecognitionMay ...
SPINNERS SPUN [Published Tim Blair - Apr 25 2013] They’re not spin doctors. They’re doctor spinners, according to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus: We are talking about highly professional advisers. If you want to… ...
Labor lies and handouts - what’s not ... [Published Piers Akerman - Apr 24 2013] LABOR’s Special Minister of State and Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has been caught out in another lie.Having spoken approvingly of the hate-speech… ...

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Financial assistance for Victorians affected by... [Published Premier of Victoria - Apr 18 2013]