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Parliament suspension puts Albanese anti-corruption watchdog election promise in doubt

Labor had vowed to legislate integrity commission by end of year but ambitious target has become even more challenging

The Guardian - AU

How Australia’s ‘luck of the draw’ asylum system is leaving vulnerable people in limbo for years

Sister Aileen Crowe’s decades of experience with ‘dehumanising’ process is backed up by new research which reveals massive inconsistencies in decision-making

The Guardian - AU

Attorney seeks advice on breach claim

The opposition has accused the attorney-general of not complying with the ministerial conduct code over an investment, but he insists he made full disclosures.

AAP

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Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus seeks advice on possible breach of ministerial code

Mark Dreyfus is seeking urgent advice after the opposition questioned whether his investment in an equities fund with connections to a litigation funder breached the ministerial code of conduct.

ABC News

Govt considers whistleblower protections

The federal government will introduce its landmark anti-corruption commission proposal and consider protections for public sector whistleblowers.

AAP

'Slow build' for Indigenous voice

The Indigenous voice to parliament campaign will be a "slow build" as the government defends its decision not to precede a referendum with a treaty.

AAP

'A chilling example': Dreyfus urged to drop ATO whistleblower case

The whistleblower is facing life in prison for revealing harsh debt recovery practices by the ATO.

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Guardian Essential poll: about half say Scott Morrison should resign over secret ministries

Just over half of poll respondents say the former PM must go, including a third of Coalition voters

The Guardian - AU

Stoush over electric vehicle tax nears Australian high court hearing

With a hearing expected later in the year, the outcome could have far-reaching consequences for state revenue raising from electric vehicles, say lawyers

The Guardian - AU

Federal Icac: independents want safeguards to ensure body cannot be politicised

Crossbenchers push Labor to ensure parliament has a say on commissioner and funding

The Guardian - AU

PM says it would be ‘extraordinary’ if Scott Morrison didn’t cooperate with secret ministries inquiry

Anthony Albanese announces details of new inquiry to be led by former high court justice Virginia Bell

The Guardian - AU

Albanese reveals details of Morrison ministry probe

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed a former High Court justice to lead the inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments.

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Prime Minister appoints former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret ministries

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sets out the terms of an inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret power grab of several ministries.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese announces inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret appointments to various ministries — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus set out the terms of reference for an inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison's secret appointments to various ministries.

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Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation telehealth obstacle prevents house-bound from accessing service

A private members bill on the Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation, making it easier for doctors to access people restricted to their homes due to ill health, is unlikely to be reviewed until after the Victorian election.

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Grace Tame Shared A Letter Confirming The Govt Will Review Sexual Assault Consent Laws

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus credited her address as the driving force behind it.

ABC News

Work on national approach to coercive control to begin at attorneys-general meeting in Melbourne

A meeting of the country's attorneys-general may see a renewed push for coercive control — the pattern of behaviours by abusers to dominate and control their partners — to be criminalised in all states and territories.

AAP

Attorneys progress action on coercion

Australia's attorneys-general are working on nationally consistent laws to prevent and respond to coercive control and sexual assault.

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The Conversation

Tax office whistleblowing saga points to reforms needed in three vital areas

Last Friday’s twist in the long prosecution of Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle – now headed for its fifth year – brings into relief the serious flaws in our nation’s whistleblowing laws.

The Guardian - AU

Federal Icac should be overseen by non-government MPs to ensure funding, crossbench says

Zali Steggall says parliamentary committee that will watch over commission should be ‘multi-partisan, not bipartisan’

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange’s family urge Anthony Albanese to intervene before US extradition

John and Gabriel Shipton say they’re frustrated at the lack of progress in WikiLeaks founder’s case since Labor was elected

ABC News

Voluntary assisted dying's 'prohibitive' communication laws face GP legal challenge

A Melbourne doctor is taking legal action against the Attorney-General over laws that prevent GPs from communicating via phone, text message, email or telehealth services with terminally ill patients about voluntary assisted dying.

The Conversation

Judges need better education and structures to improve impartiality: report

Australians expects judges to make decisions impartially: that is, free from a range of improper and unacceptable political, financial and personal influences. Not only must they make decisions impartially, they must be seen to make their decisions impartially.

ABC News

Watchdog singles out ACT court for 'extremely unusual' decision in secret trial of former military intelligence officer that 'should not have happened'

The top-secret trial, conviction, sentencing and jailing of a former military intelligence officer known as Witness J has been described as "unusual" and "unprecedented", with one of Australia's national security watchdogs warning it "should never happen again".

ABC News

Commonwealth drops attempt to challenge High Court ruling that Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported

New Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus ends the federal government's attempt to overturn the ruling that Indigenous Australians cannot be declared "aliens".

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