Posts tagged Attorney-General Robert McClelland

Australian gay and lesbian couples will have access to Certificates of Non-Impediment (CNIs) to wed overseas in early 2012. Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland made the …

The public is being urged to share its views on changes to federal anti-discrimination laws. Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Finance Minister Penny Wong today released …

The Attorney-General’s department is in discussions with the telecommunications industry over a plan to record and store internet users’ private web browsing histories so they …

Australian same-sex marriage activists are poised to use the Rudd Government’s new Human Rights Framework to push forward same-sex marriage rights. Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland …

Federal Finance Minister and Melbourne MP Lindsay Tanner has offered little in the way of where the Rudd Government intends to improve the rights of …

Same-sex couples are part of the Rudd Government’s vision for social inclusion, but are not quite the same as de facto couples, according to recent …

Gay and lesbian advocacy groups took part in the Rudd Government’s annual human rights forum last week with Attorney-General Robert McClelland. Parliamentary Secretary for Social …

Catherine Branson QC, president of the Human Rights Commission, has been appointed Human Rights Commissioner. She will replace outgoing commissioner Graeme Innes. Innes has overseen …

Time is running out for lobbyists as roundtable discussion forums for the National Human Rights Consultation loom. The Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and …

It is unlikely a grandfather clause will be implemented to alter new social security laws affecting same-sex couples. Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby co-convenor …