Crossbench senators have challenged Anthony Albanese to bypass the Coalition to settle years of debate over religious freedom laws and guarantee LGBTQ students are protected at school.
Religious schools should lose their right to dismiss teachers and expel students over sexuality or gender,the Australian Law Reform Commission says.
The government will bring forward tougher laws on hate speech and “doxxing” in an attempt to separate them from the political storm over religious freedom.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is this year expected to legislate changes to the decades-old Privacy Act,after a review by his department recommended 116 changes to better protect the personal information of Australians.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has indicated new anti-doxxing laws will target the non-consensual release of a broad range of personal and private details,with perpetrators to face jail time.
The Coalition has described the government’s unsuccessful push to install a judge with Labor links to the new anti-corruption commission as an attempt to “stack” the non-political body.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wanted to install a legal figure with Labor links to the second-highest position in the new anti-corruption commission before the committee vetting the appointment baulked.
Legal experts and crossbenchers say Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ plans for a new administrative tribunal don’t do enough to protect against the political stacking of appointees.
Former military lawyer David McBride’s legal team hoped he would avoid jail because he exposed problems in the national interest. Now they are thinking the worst.
The landmark deal with the Biden administration will assist law enforcement agencies tackling terrorism,child sex abuse and other transnational crimes.
Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has commissioned a review into how Australia’s justice system can better serve victims and survivors of sexual violence.