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Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations
The Hon Christian Porter was appointed Attorney-General of Australia on 20 Dec 2017.
On 29 May 2019 he was also appointed Minister for Industrial Relations and Leader of the House.
Media releases
Committee recommends crucial industrial relations bills should be passed
The Morrison Government has today welcomed a Senate Committee report which recommended two key industrial relations bills be passed by Parliament.
Bill to cut red tape and restore certainty to native title agreements
Streamlining the native title claim process and removing uncertainty around the validity of some mining and exploration agreements are the key aims of a Bill tabled in Parliament today.
Greater certainty for employers when hiring staff with criminal records
Changes to anti-discrimination laws have come into effect that give employers greater certainty about when they can and cannot reject job applications from people with criminal records.
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Transcripts
6PR Morning with Gareth Parker
Subjects: Westpac; defamation law reform
ABC News 24 – Patricia Karvelas
Subjects: NPC speech – defamation; robodebt; Religious discrimination; integrity commission
Sky News – Tom Connell
Subjects: NPC speech; Religious freedoms, press freedoms; Ensuring Integrity; secondary boycotts
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Speeches
Address to National Press Club Canberra
Speech given at National Press Club, Canberra
The Government’s approach to industrial relations reform
Speech given at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia's 2019 State of the Nation Conference on the topic of industrial relations.
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019
This Bill is another example of this Government’s commitment to protect children in Australia and overseas from the dangers of sexual exploitation and abuse and to improve justice outcomes for survivors of child sex offences.
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