NSWCCL joined with peak civil liberties organisations across Australia to congratulate The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP for his re-appointment as Attorney-General of Australia. We prioritised the following issues:
- A federal Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
- Uluru Statement from the Heart
- Treatment of refugees and people seeking asylum
- Privacy
- LGBTIQ+ rights
- The need for a Federal Charter of Human Rights
- The Australian Human Rights Commission
- Politicisation of Tribunals
- Ending political prosecutions
- Mandatory sentencing
- Prisoner voting rights
- Raising the age
- Increasing the rights of the crossbench
For more information, read our full letter.
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