MARK DREYFUS MP

Shadow Arts Minister Mark Dreyfus says that comments by the Minister for the Arts this morning have sent a chilling message to artists across Australia.

Landmark changes to the Privacy Act made by the former Labor Government come into effect today.

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today visited Community Legal Centres in Adelaide to hear about the impact of the Abbott Government's cuts to legal assistance.

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has called on Senator Brandis to explain why this morning he claimed no documents had been handed over to the Government's Royal Commission, only to be contradicted by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet hours later.

Today Minister for the Arts, Senator George Brandis, confirmed that Arts funding is on the chopping block under the Abbott Government.

Labor calls on the Abbott Government to ensure payments to Queenslanders affected by Tropical Cyclone Marcia are made without delay.

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has welcomed the public release of the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) Report on Copyright and the Digital Economy.

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Tanya Plibersek and Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC have called on the Abbott Government to do all it can to support the rule of law in Nauru.

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has again called on the Prime Minister to give his MPs a conscience vote on marriage equality, following a strong turnout from Victorians in the Pride March today.

Shadow Minister for the Arts Mark Dreyfus has joined in congratulating Jacki Weaver, who received the Raymond Longford Award at the Australian Academy Of Cinema And Television Art (AACTA) Awards last night.