MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Brandis Must Stop Playing Political Games With Our Courts

16 May 2016

Attorney-General George Brandis has once again demonstrated his utter disrespect for Australia's justice system, pretending for the second time to appoint a new judge to a marginal Liberal seat when in fact a transfer has taken place, leaving the families in another district to wait even longer for justice.

Australia Council Cuts Come To Devastating Fruition

13 May 2016

Today 62 major and well-respected arts organisations have received the devastating news that they have been defunded by the Australia Council, in some cases threatening their ongoing existence.

Brandis Seeks To Silence Community Legal Centres

12 May 2016

The Turnbull Government has confirmed today that it will not fix the 30 per cent funding cliff front-line legal services will face on 1 July 2017, including those that assist in relation to family violence.

Brandis Fails To Appoint Federal Circuit Court Judge In Northern Tasmania

11 May 2016

Labor holds serious concerns about the failure of the Abbott-Turnbull Government to announce a replacement for a Federal Circuit Court Judge in North and North West Tasmania who is due to retire before the July 2 election.

Further $12 Million In Arts Funding Shovelled Out During Campaign

09 May 2016

The Abbott-Turnbull Government stunned the arts community today when it emerged a further $12 million of arts funding from a ministerial slush fund had been quietly snuck out over the same weekend the election was announced.

Desperate and Disorderly Government Makes More Than 100 Appointments In A Week

07 May 2016

In the rush to make Prime Minister Turnbull's deadline for an early election, government ministers have announced more than 100 appointments in a single week.

Human Rights Commission Facing Stealth Cuts

05 May 2016

President of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs has this morning confirmed that Attorney-General George Brandis has not guaranteed additional funding to cover an increased number of Commissioner appointments, effectively delivering the Commission a backdoor cut of $700,000.

Brandis Backs In harsh Cuts To Community Legal Services

04 May 2016

In yesterday's Budget Senator Brandis locked in harsh cuts to vital legal assistance services, which will result in Australians in need being turned away from their doors.

More Heartbreak For Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse

04 May 2016

Malcolm Turnbull has smashed the hopes of thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse in last night's budget by failing to allocate any funding for a national redress scheme.

Budget Silent On Crisis In The Arts

04 May 2016

Last night's budget has done nothing to reverse damage done to the arts by the Abbott-Turnbull government, and locks in harsh cuts to national cultural institutions.