MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Australian Federal Police Use Of Clearview

15 April 2020

Peter Dutton must immediately explain what knowledge he had of Australian Federal Police officers using the Clearview AI facial recognition tool despite the absence of any legislative framework in relation to the use of identity-matching services.

Anti-Racism Campaign Is Needed Now

14 April 2020

The Morrison Government must join with Labor and take a stand against the appalling rise in racism and xenophobia directed at Asian-Australians in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Affirming The Essential Role Of Media And Communications Services

02 April 2020

As COVID-19 restrictions tighten around Australia, it is incumbent upon Federal, State and Territory Ministers to ensure media and communications services continue to be recognised as an essential service.

Facebook Privacy Action

10 March 2020

The delay in acting over the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal raises serious questions over the Morrison Governments commitment to protecting the privacy of Australians.

Release Of Australian Human Rights Commission's Report Into Sexual Harassment In Australian Workplaces

06 March 2020

The Australian Human Rights Commissions (AHRC) report is a deeply disturbing insight into the level of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.

Porter Confirms Morrison's "Integrity" Commission Is Another Rort

03 March 2020

Attorney-General Christian Porter has today admitted his proposed Integrity Commission is so feeble, it would not even be able to investigate the Morrison Governments sports rorts scandal.

Media Freedom - Nothing Has Changed

28 February 2020

The latest submission on press freedom by the Morrison Government to the Intelligence and Security Committee changes nothing even if adopted, it would still leave journalists facing the threat of prosecution and jail just for doing their job.

Government's Cruel Legal Aid Cuts Hurting Family Violence Survivors

27 February 2020

Crucial reforms to protect domestic violence survivors from being cross-examined by their abusers have been put on hold due to the failure of the Morrison Government to properly fund the program

Survivors Cannot Wait Any Longer For Morrison Government's Inaction on Redress Scheme

19 February 2020

The Morrison Government has failed survivors of child sex abuse and their families with its response to the 29 recommendations of the parliamentary committee overseeing the implementation of the National Redress Scheme.

AFP ABC Raids Ruling

17 February 2020

Today's Federal Court ruling on the Australian Federal Police raid on the ABC confirms journalists still face the threat of prosecution and jail, just for doing their job.