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The Indigenous consultation body must be at the table as policies and laws are developed, advocates argue

Leaders from the credit, financing, accounting and legal sectors and consumer groups have discussed bankruptcy reform with the government and regulators.

Former minister for Indigenous Australians and 'Yes' campaigner Ken Wyatt and senior 'No' campaign leader Warren Mundine discuss key issues on the Voice referendum.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says a constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous voice will be able to advise the executive government of the day.

Four of Australia's biggest social services organisations have formed a coalition to back the "yes" campaign for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice.

Overhauling protections for journalists to improve press freedom is long overdue, according to the attorney-general.

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Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says journalists should not be prosecuted for doing their jobs, amid reforms to press freedom and national secrecy laws.

Rwanda is the only other country to have had a visit cancelled, with Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner calling decision ‘disappointing’

Australians would be able to demand companies delete their personal information under a European-style overhaul of privacy laws.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus yesterday released a report with 30 proposals for updating Australia’s privacy regime. The proposals are practical, necessary and overdue. However, they are just proposals, which have been made several times in the past before disappearing into the “too hard basket” of the Australian, state and territory governments.