Michelle Rowland
Michelle Rowland is an Australian politician and member of the Australian Labor Party, currently serving as the Minister for Communications. She has been vocal in advocating for policies that support the media industry, including the proposed news bargaining incentive aimed at ensuring that digital platforms compensate Australian media outlets fairly for the news content they share. Rowland emphasizes the importance of these agreements in addressing funding gaps within the media sector and has been involved in navigating the challenges posed by international trade tensions, particularly in relation to the United States.
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Michelle Rowland stated that the legal action against 3M is significant.
Austrália processa 3M em 1,23 mil milhões devido à contaminação por PFAS | PFAS
Portugal· 2026-05-31
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland declined to comment on Beech-Jones' speech regarding the chief justice position.
Justice Robert Beech-Jones speech sets one High Court judge against another
Australia· 2026-05-30
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland mentioned that she would have to check who sought to block the documents.
Government confirms bid to hide counter-terror details from royal commissionAustralia· 2026-05-28
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland levelled a series of extraordinary allegations against the global chemicals maker.
Federal government sues chemicals giant for $2 billion over toxic contaminationAustralia· 2026-05-28
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said the government would establish immunity from secrecy provisions for those providing evidence to the royal commission.
Virginia Bell assures victims’ families she will probe security, police delaysAustralia· 2026-02-26
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland emphasized that the privacy of Australians’ data should be respected.
Privacy Commissioner investigates carmakers over data collection concernsAustralia· 2026-02-10
Michelle Rowland is the Attorney-General who wrote to Brereton regarding his engagement with the defence inspector-general.
National Anti-Corruption Commission head will be investigated for a second timeAustralia· 2026-02-09
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said that student visa refusals would be the first caseload targeted by the Albanese government.
Student visa rejection appeals: In-person hearings to endAustralia· 2026-02-05
Michelle Rowland is the Attorney-General of Australia, spotted dining with an unidentified companion.
Plymouth Brethren make most of Anthony Albanese pictureAustralia· 2026-02-03
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland announced the draft laws aimed at preventing convicted child sex abusers from avoiding compensation payments.
Sex offender Maurice Van Ryn hid his fortune to avoid $1.4m payoutAustralia· 2026-02-02
Michelle Rowland, the Attorney-General, referred herself to the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority for an audit of her use of entitlements.
Australian Sports Minister Anika Wells avoids major events after entitlement controversyAustralia· 2026-01-31
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland told the parliament that the commissioner has now formally commenced her role.
Sydney silk appointed as royal commission’s lead lawyer as inquiry gets under wayAustralia· 2026-01-29
Attorney General Michelle Rowland assured the Australian National Imams Council that new hate speech laws would not restrict their religious practices.
Liberal MP backs Morrison’s call for Muslim community to take responsibility for extremismAustralia· 2026-01-28
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has advised the Australian National Imams Council that new hate laws will not prevent criticism of foreign countries.
Attorney-general tells imams new measures won’t silence criticism of foreign governmentsAustralia· 2026-01-27
Michelle Rowland agreed last month to repay $10,000 for part of a trip she took to Western Australia with her family.
IPEA review didn’t investigate flights for Greens’ senator’s husband, lobbyist Ben OquistAustralia· 2026-01-14
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said the laws would be the 'toughest hate laws Australia has ever seen'.
Australia hate speech laws to be rushed into parliament following Bondi shootingAustralia· 2026-01-12
The attorney general, Michelle Rowland, said the laws would be 'the toughest hate laws Australia has ever seen'.
PM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack | Bondi beach terror attack
United Kingdom· 2026-01-12
Michelle Rowland presided over a rotten culture of entitlement and arrogance.
Anthony Albanese recommends family travel be limited to economy classAustralia· 2025-12-23
Michelle Rowland is the Attorney General of Australia who stated that extremists have been allowed too much freedom.
Australien will härtere Strafen für Hassreden und Gewaltaufrufe - Politik
Germany· 2025-12-22
Attorney General Michelle Rowland emphasized the need to stop the radicalization of youth in the wake of the attack.
Australia Bondi shooting: Suspects threw unexploded bombs at crowd and practiced shooting ahead of attack, document reveals
United States· 2025-12-22Michelle Rowland repays a portion of a family trip after an IPEA review.
Michelle Rowland repays portion of family trip after IPEA reviewAustralia· 2025-12-14Federal Attorney-General Michelle Rowland billed taxpayers $21,685 for flights and travel allowance for a family trip.
Politicians work damn hard. Let’s be careful about shredding their ‘perks’Australia· 2025-12-10
Michelle Rowland is reported to have billed taxpayers more than $20,000 for her family's travel.
Minister requests audit of taxpayer entitlements amid controversyAustralia· 2025-12-09
Labor frontbencher Michelle Rowland showed up at the funeral.
The who’s who of Australia’s political class mourned the ‘Senator for Kneecaps’Australia· 2025-12-09
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland's office was unable to question whether such a review should be happening.
Rogue ATO investigator has taxpayer fitted with ankle monitorAustralia· 2025-12-02
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said she was 'deeply saddened' to learn of the boy’s 'tragic' death.
Girlfriend’s heartbreaking tribute after teen’s stabbing deathAustralia· 2025-11-25
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said she welcomed the court’s finding that the government had acted lawfully in terminating the lease.
Top court rejects Russia’s challenge to embassy eviction | World News
Jamaica· 2025-11-16
Michelle Rowland is the Attorney-General who proposed the FOI changes.
Coalition, Greens team up to block Labor’s controversial lawsAustralia· 2025-11-06Michelle Rowland is the Labor communications minister who praised Ita Buttrose's leadership at the ABC.
Ita Buttrose on a trailblazing media career, the ABC and feminismAustralia· 2025-10-24
Wells and the former minister Michelle Rowland sat on key recommendations from the Bean review into Optus’ previous major outage in 2023 for 17 months.
Unanswered questions remain three weeks after crisisAustralia· 2025-10-09
