Monthly Archives: July 2009

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today announced that Australia will accede to the Optional Protocol on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Protocol provides a mechanism … Continue reading →

Commonwealth Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and New South Wales Minister for Women and Acting Attorney-General, Verity Firth, today announced a joint investigation into the harmonisation of domestic violence and family law. “The primary aim of this work will be to address … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Federal Member for Bass, Jodie Campbell, today opened the new premises of the Launceston Community Legal Centre. The Centre provides free assistance to disadvantaged members of the Launceston community who require advice on a range of … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today acknowledged the effectiveness of the Australian Tsunami Warning System (ATWS) following the undersea earthquake that took place last night off the coast of New Zealand. “The nature of tsunamis means it is important to warn the … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, has declared the Queensland Police and the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission to be agencies for the purposes of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. The declarations mean that these agencies will be able to apply … Continue reading →

Federal Attorney-General and Member for Barton, Robert McClelland has welcomed the arrival of the PHaMs service in St George. Earlier this year, Aftercare was awarded $15 million dollars in funding by the Department for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous … Continue reading →

Federal Attorney-General and Member for Barton, Robert McClelland, today announced that more students will be eligible to receive Youth Allowance as a result of the changes the Rudd Government plans to make to student income support arrangements. Mr McClelland said … Continue reading →

Federal Attorney-General and Member for Barton, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the first day of operation of Fair Work and the new fair and balanced workplace relations system, as promised at the last election. Fair Work comprises the new independent industrial … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today agreed to a request by Father Frank Brennan, Chair of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee, for a further one month extension to the reporting date of the National Human Rights Consultation. The Committee will now … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the national roll-out of a project to promote the consistent use of language in engaging with communities on national security issues. The ‘Lexicon of Terrorism’ project seeks to examine the use of language by Commonwealth, … Continue reading →