MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Morrison backdown on Integrity Commission

13 December 2018

Today, after 12 months of denial, the government has been dragged kicking and screaming to a National Integrity Commission but it's clear Scott Morrison is not being honest here.

Encryption Bill

06 December 2018

Last night the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security handed down a bipartisan report with 17 important recommendations for amendment to the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill.

Statement - Encryption Bill

04 December 2018

Labor has spent five years responsibly improving national security legislation to make Australians safer, and we have done the same thing today.

Government and Centre Alliance block vote to protect kids

03 December 2018

Government Senators have teamed up with Centre Alliance to block a vote to remove exemptions in the Sex Discrimination Act relating to discrimination against LGBTIQ kids - in breach of Prime Minister Morrison's commitment to deal with the matter urgently.

Labor to progress removal of anti-discrimination exemptions for LGBTI kids

27 November 2018

Labor will introduce a Private Members Bill to remove exemptions in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 that allow religious schools to discriminate against LGBTI students.

Dutton puts visa cancellation system at risk

26 November 2018

Today's revelations that Peter Dutton's capacity to make decisions as a Minister and cancel visas is being challenged in the Federal Court shows the cost of the Morrison Governments refusal to refer Mr Dutton to the High Court.

Liberals in chaos over National Integrity Commission

26 November 2018

Today's farce over a National Integrity Commission is more proof of how divided, chaotic and out of touch Morrison and his Liberals are.

Home Affairs forced into humiliating backdown

24 November 2018

According to reports today, state and territory Attorneys-General have forced the government into a humiliating backdown, ordering Peter Dutton's Department to reverse a ruling that could have let foreigners charged with serious crimes escape scot-free.

ALRC move to Brisbane

23 November 2018

This morning, hidden at the bottom of a press release from the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Nationals about regional decentralisation, the government announced the Australian Law Reform Commission would be moved to Brisbane.

Time for action on a National Integrity Commission

19 November 2018

Today, the Leader of the Opposition has written to the Prime Minister urging him to agree to a bipartisan taskforce, led by the Attorney-General and Shadow Attorney-General, to create a National Integrity Commission