MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Labor Privacy Reforms Commence Today

12 March 2014

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

Government Legal Assistance Cuts Hit SA

11 March 2014

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.

Brandis needs to come Clean on Cabinet Documents

24 February 2014

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.

Brandis Confirms Arts Funding on the Chopping Block

24 February 2014

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

Queensland Disaster Assistance

23 February 2014

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

Labor Welcomes ALRC Report into Copyright and the Digital Economy

14 February 2014

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.

Government should take Action to Support Rule of Law in Nauru

06 February 2014

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.

Support for Pride March backs Call for Conscience Vote

02 February 2014

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.

Labor Congratulations Jacki Weaver on Lifetime AACTA Award

31 January 2014

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.

Government Cuts Hit Queensland EDO

23 January 2014

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General Senator Lisa Singh today visited the Queensland Environmental Defenders Office to hear about the impact of the Abbott Government's funding cuts.