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Industry leaders discuss insolvency reforms

Leaders from the credit, financing, accounting and legal sectors and consumer groups have discussed bankruptcy reform with the government and regulators.

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Ken Wyatt calls on Peter Dutton to give Liberals a conscience vote on the Voice to Parliament

Former minister for Indigenous Australians and 'Yes' campaigner Ken Wyatt and senior 'No' campaign leader Warren Mundine discuss key issues on the Voice referendum.

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Indigenous voice ability to advise ministers to remain

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says a constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous voice will be able to advise the executive government of the day.

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Social services coalition to support Indigenous voice

Four of Australia's biggest social services organisations have formed a coalition to back the "yes" campaign for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice.

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says journalist protection overhaul long overdue

Overhauling protections for journalists to improve press freedom is long overdue, according to the attorney-general.

The New Daily

Cybersecurity ‘gaps’ exposed by hacks, paper says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Journalist protection overhaul long overdue: attorney

Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says journalists should not be prosecuted for doing their jobs, amid reforms to press freedom and national secrecy laws.

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UN torture prevention body cancels visit to Australia after access to facilities blocked

Rwanda is the only other country to have had a visit cancelled, with Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner calling decision ‘disappointing’

The Guardian - AU

‘Long overdue’: Privacy review calls for EU-style personal data rights after Optus, Medibank hacks

Australians would be able to demand companies delete their personal information under a European-style overhaul of privacy laws.

The New Daily

Government's privacy review has some strong recommendations – now we really need action

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus yesterday released a report with 30 proposals for updating Australia’s privacy regime. The proposals are practical, necessary and overdue. However, they are just proposals, which have been made several times in the past before disappearing into the “too hard basket” of the Australian, state and territory governments.

The Conversation

Bodies of missing men found – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Privacy review demands stronger data protection action

A review of the Privacy Act has found Australia's laws are lagging compared to international standards and need a shake up to keep personal data safe.

AAP

Australians able to opt out of targeted ads and erase their data under proposed privacy reforms

Individual rights could be modelled on the EU’s general data protection regulation or GDPR

The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower Jeff Morris labels integrity reforms hypocritical as government presses ahead with prosecutions

One of the nation's highest-profile corporate whistleblowers has accused the federal government of "fiddling while Rome burns", labelling integrity reforms as hypocritical considering the Commonwealth is still pressing ahead with two prosecutions.

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The Guardian - AU

It is not in the public interest to jail people for telling the truth. Labor must end these whistleblower cases

If these brave people are punished for doing the right thing, it will cloud the Albanese government’s legacy

The Guardian - AU

PM flags overhaul of Australia’s counter-terror laws to combat ‘real threat’ of rightwing extremism

Recent murders of police officers at Wieambilla highlight need for action to protect community safety, Anthony Albanese says

The Conversation

Labor's proposed family law overhaul makes some important changes, but omits others

There is much to be excited about in Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’s draft Family Law Amendment Bill 2023, the first in a projected series of reforms that promise to put children’s needs and interests back at the centre of family law.

The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower bill excluding sexual harassment complaints from protection goes too far, Greens senator says

David Shoebridge says employment-related complaints should also be protected as whistleblowers ‘too often lose their careers from speaking out’

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Family law reforms would overturn Howard-era rules in bid to reduce conflict

The government hopes the change will make the family law less confrontational and less apt to be used as a means for harassment.

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Family law overhaul promised, as government drafts new system more inclusive of children and kinship carers

The federal government plans to reform the strained family law system, including removing the presumption that both parents should be considered equally in parenting disagreements.

The Guardian - AU

Murdoch granted leave to expand legal case – as it happened

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Changes to family law system on the cards

Australia's family law system is set for changes to make it easier for families to navigate and to address court backlogs.

The Guardian - AU

Labor to scrap ‘equal time’ test for parents in custody disputes, with child welfare paramount

Draft bill, to be published on Monday, aims to improve safety for separating families

The Guardian - AU

Labor flags law reforms to stop cases involving national security being cloaked in secrecy

Bernard Collaery welcomes proposed changes as attorney general recognises importance of open justice and public interest

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Thousands of weapons surrendered to police

Nearly 18,000 weapons were surrendered in the first year of a permanent national amnesty, but authorities don't know how many others are remain out there.

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