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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.

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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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Women’s safety forefront of top legal meet

Australia’s attorneys-general will meet in Canberra to discuss nationally consistent laws to prevent and respond to coercive control and sexual assault.

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Integrity, justice put on national agenda

Attorneys-general across all levels of government will meet to discuss law reform issues including integrity, access to justice and transparency.

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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.

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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’

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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

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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.

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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.

The Conversation

Labor urged to appoint LGBTQI commissioner

Federal parliament’s crossbench is calling for a LGBTQI human rights commissioner as the federal government proposes changes to appointment processes.

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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".

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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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‘Never again’ for secret spy prosecution

The attorney-general launched a review into Australia’s national security laws following an inquiry into the secret conviction and sentencing of a former spy.

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'Never again' for secret spy prosecution

The attorney-general launched a review into Australia's national security laws following an inquiry into the secret conviction and sentencing of a former spy.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor announces national security law review after inquiry criticises secrecy of Witness J case

Report describes ‘unprecedented’ secrecy that ‘should not have happened and should never happen again’

The Guardian - AU

Labor drops Coalition bid to overturn high court ruling that Indigenous Australians can’t be aliens

Decision by attorney general Mark Dreyfus guarantees a dozen Aboriginal non-citizens at risk of deportation will be able to stay in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government continues push to keep parts of Bernard Collaery case secret

Human Rights Law Centre says new attorney general should abandon the appeal and let judgment ‘finally see the light’

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Federal Icac to cover private contractors working for government, attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus expands jurisdiction of proposed anti-corruption watchdog to include companies awarded commonwealth contracts worth billions of dollars

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‘Jobs for mates’: political appointments to government boards rife in Australia, report reveals

Grattan Institute report calls for fundamental reform after finding 21% of federal board positions were politically connected

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Attorney-General rejects calls to drop prosecution of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle ahead of trial

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has ruled out dropping charges against former ATO public-servant-turned-whistleblower Richard Boyle, who is set to face trial later this month.

The Conversation

The unconscionable prosecution of Bernard Collaery was an assault on the values Australia holds dear

Last week Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus put an end to Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery’s criminal prosecution.

The Guardian - AU

Gareth Evans says conviction of Witness K should be reversed after Bernard Collaery decision

Former attorney general and foreign minister says prosecution of Witness K’s lawyer Collaery, now abandoned, was ‘indefensible’

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Child protection systems in Australia are 'in crisis', but some programs are making a positive difference

A model of out-of-home care involving professional therapists, and a Salvation Army program helping parents reunite with their children are examples of new ways of approaching child protection, and they're having a positive impact.

The Guardian - AU

Community legal services turn clients away amid funding shortfall as family violence spikes

Centres across Australia struggle with demand as sector awaits reforms indicated by attorney general Mark Dreyfus

The Guardian - AU

Greens to seek changes to Labor’s integrity commission legislation to protect whistleblowers

David Shoebridge reveals suite of amendments including budgetary independence and lowering bar to investigations

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