The Latest Breaking News from Mark Dreyfus

Why Indigenous voice matters for everyone

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says a change to the constitution to recognise First Nations people would bring about a better future.

AAP · Oct 12, 2022

Attorney-General’s pledge to fed up voters

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says a national anti-corruption commission will be legislated this year to bring back trust and transparency to politics.

The New Daily · Oct 12, 2022

Attorney-General's pledge to fed up voters

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says a national anti-corruption commission will be legislated this year to bring back trust and transparency to politics.

AAP · Oct 11, 2022

Judge adjourns hearing of tax whistleblower Richard Boyle for one day

Both parties asked to ‘have a crack’ at coming to an agreed set of facts in first judicial test of public interest disclosure legislation

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

The High Court of Australia has a majority of women justices for the first time. Here's why that matters

In appointing Justice Jayne Jagot to the High Court, the Albanese government has made history: for the first time, the court will have a majority of women on its bench.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022

Whistleblower case stalls over legal issue

Action by a tax office whistleblower to try to block his prosecution has been stalled after a judge refused to proceed without the facts of the case before her.

AAP · Oct 4, 2022

Call to end ATO whistleblower prosecution

The Human Rights Law Centre has called on the Commonwealth to withdraw its prosecution of tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle.

AAP · Oct 3, 2022

Select group of Optus customers should cancel licences and passports immediately, minister says

Clare O’Neil says Optus has emailed 10,200 customers who had their records posted online after 10 million people affected in larger cyber hack

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2022

Anti-corruption body could examine Scott Morrison over Coalition’s ‘sports rorts’, Labor suggests

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus insists new commission ‘is not an exercise in political payback’ and says it could tap phones of federal politicians

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2022

Attorney-general warns politicians after confirming integrity commission could access encrypted texts on WhatsApp and Signal

Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus warns that the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation will see the body have the ability to tap the phones of politicians, even if they are messaging on encrypted apps.

ABC News · Oct 2, 2022