Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Mark Dreyfus

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.

The New Daily

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.

ABC News

Murdoch granted leave to expand legal case – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

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.

AAP

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Permanent gun amnesty recovers almost 18,000 weapons, including flamethrower, in first year

Almost 18,000 weapons have been surrendered in the first year of Australia's national permanent gun amnesty, including automatic weapons and a flamethrower from the Vietnam War-era.

ABC News

Albanese needs to be more persuasive on the voice – or Dutton’s wrecking ball could break it

The PM should be better prepared as the opposition leader makes himself the frontman if not for an explicit ‘no’ then at least for sowing doubt

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton calls for the federal government to act on Alice Springs crime, as supermarket giants reduce liquor sales

Peter Dutton says he fears there'll be "tragedy" in Alice Springs as the town battles an intense, violent and prolonged crime crisis.

ABC News

A Senate push could force Albanese to hand over his diary

After making transparency central to his election campaign, the PM’s ministerial diary is shrouded in secrecy. A new push may change that.

Crikey

Albanese needs to finish this sentence to get Australians on side: ‘The Voice is…’

The Labor government’s case for change and recognition for Indigenous peoples is going backwards day by day. It needs serious help.

Crikey

Aust press freedom reforms under spotlight

The attorney-general is convening a roundtable with Australia's media to discuss press freedom reforms and whether secrecy laws are fit for purpose.

AAP

Interview transcript published by PM’s office omitted wrong answer on Indigenous voice legal advice

Attorney general has clarified solicitor general is being consulted on voice to parliament after Anthony Albanese said otherwise

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton is giving Albanese a lose-lose proposition as his shadow campaign against the Indigenous voice escalates

The opposition leader’s comments foreshadow an ugly referendum campaign on the voice to parliament

ABC News

Parliament to debate wording of Voice to Parliament question and amendments 'within months'

A parliamentary debate over the precise wording of the Voice referendum text looks set to kick off in March, with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus promising there will be "ample time" for the discussion.

The Guardian - AU

Attorney general tells Dutton to show some ‘national leadership’ on Indigenous voice

Mark Dreyfus wants opposition leader to demonstrate his support for constitutional recognition

Crikey

Here’s how to get more details on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Peter Dutton has complained there isn’t enough information on the Voice proposal out there. Is he right?

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Crikey

Dutton speaks with forked tongue: Dreyfus

The attorney-general wants the Liberal leader to declare one way or another if he will support enshrining an Indigenous Voice in the constitution.

AAP

Pilot says US extradition bid 'political'

A former US military pilot facing extradition to the US has said he will fight what he calls a "political" bid that has singled him out.

AAP

A-G backs extradition of pilot to the US

The US government's bid to have a former American fighter pilot extradited, accused of working for China, has been approved by the Albanese government.

Crikey

Hat’s off to Mark Dreyfus for booting the Coalition’s crony-filled AAT

A body that is meant to serve the most disadvantaged in our community should be run by people with expertise and empathy, Crikey readers say.

Crikey

Penny Wong talks tough

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong broached the difficult topics — detained Australians, trade sanctions and human rights — in her talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, and lawyers acting for Bruce Lehrmann have sent defamation letters to media outlets.

Crikey

Integrity was in tatters after the Morrison era. But is Labor doing enough to fix it?

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has cleared a path of integrity through the tortuous mess left by the former PM. But he can’t afford to stop now.

Crikey

Is the Labor government slowly moving Australia towards a better world?

With its much-needed work on anti-corruption and refugee justice, it’s clear the Albanese government has an improved nation on the agenda.

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Sydney Morning Herald

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.