Monthly Archives: April 2010

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, today announced Australia’s intention to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. The Convention, which entered into force in July 2004, is the only binding international treaty on … Continue reading →

Australia and the United States of America have agreed to strengthen emergency management cooperation including during bushfires, major storms and other severe natural disasters, under a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today in Washington. Under the MOU, Emergency Management … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, will today travel to Washington for the ‘Quintet’ meeting of Attorneys-General from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The Quintet of common law countries seeks to share ideas and deal with issues of … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today announced $2.8 million in additional funding for new and enhanced Family Pathways Networks across Australia. Family Pathways Networks aim to improve collaboration and coordination between organisations operating in the family law system in order to help … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, welcomed the presentation of draft legislation to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to achieve national regulation of the Australian legal profession. In April 2009, COAG agreed on a concrete plan to achieve national regulation of the … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland and Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner today announced the Government’s intention to streamline federal anti-discrimination legislation into one single comprehensive law. Currently, Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation is located in four separate and distinct laws: the Racial … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today launched Australia’s Human Rights Framework which outlines key measures to further protect and promote human rights in Australia. The Framework acts on the key recommendations of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee and complements a number … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith today reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to its international human rights obligations as part of the launch of the Australia’s Human Rights Framework. The Framework outlines key measures as part of … Continue reading →

Minister for Education Julia Gillard and Attorney-General Robert McClelland today outlined a comprehensive suite of education initiatives to ensure all Australians have access to information about human rights. These measures form the centrepiece of Australia’s Human Rights Framework and reflect … Continue reading →

The Australian Government welcomes the release of Amnesty International’s report Death Sentences and Executions in 2009. The report is an important contribution to global awareness about the use of capital punishment. The Australian Government welcomes positive developments in some parts … Continue reading →