Mark Dreyfus QC MP

Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Mark Dreyfus QC today handed over a high-tech ‘BearCat’ Armoured Rescue Vehicle to Victoria Police.

Lawyers, alternative dispute resolution practitioners and people involved in federal court proceedings are encouraged to help evaluate the success of civil dispute resolution laws.

Today the Australian Government repealed over 1,000 regulations and other instruments within the Attorney-General’s portfolio in a major drive to cut red tape.

The Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS) has been made available by the Australian Government to Tasmanians who were severely affected by the Tasmanian bushfires in January 2013.

The Australian Government will inject an extra $338 000 into the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency to provide early intervention services to Indigenous youth in the Top End.

The Australian Government will provide substantial support to keep the Darwin Night Patrol service in operation from July, committing $25 million in funding a year for the Community Night Patrol Program until 2022, through the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory initiative.

Contrary to media reports today, the Gillard Government’s cap on SES growth in the Australian Public Service has been very effective, with numbers falling since the cap was put in place in June 2010 and growth in Executive Level positions declining from 5.3% to 3.8% last year.

An updated online game that teaches children how and when to use Triple Zero was launched today with new scenarios and greater accessibility for children with disabilities and special needs.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced two appointments to the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia.

The Gosnells Community Legal Centre in Western Australia will receive a $190,000 one-off funding injection to help maintain family law, child support, domestic violence and other important services for the local area.