MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Goodbye Brandis

18 December 2017

If the rumours are true, George Brandis will be officially shipped off to London tomorrow.

Royal Commission into institutional response to child sexual abuse final report

15 December 2017

Labor welcomes the release today of the Final Report from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Statement - Final hearing of Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse

14 December 2017

The final public hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is being held in Sydney today to pay tribute to the thousands of courageous survivors that came forward to give evidence of their suffering to the Royal Commission.

Turnbull protecting MPs who have failed to complete citizenship disclosure

05 December 2017

The refusal of multiple Liberal and National MPs to comply with the citizenship disclosure process is an absolute disgrace.

Labor welcomes Family Court decision on transgender teens

30 November 2017

The Full Court of the Family Court has today decided that transgender teenagers will no longer be required to go through the expensive and lengthy process of seeking court approval for stage two hormone treatment.

Marriage equality passes the Senate

29 November 2017

The passage of marriage equality legislation through the Senate marks a historic day for all of Australia.

Footage released today of illegal whaling in the Antarctic

28 November 2017

The release today of distressing footage featuring the killing of whales in our oceans is deeply troubling. This footage is from the 2008 Australian Customs mission to the Antarctic.

Marriage equality Bill strikes the right balance

28 November 2017

On 15 November, a resounding majority of Australians answered yes to removing discrimination from the Marriage Act.

Uber breach: Australians still without data breach notification

22 November 2017

The cost of the government’s laziness in passing legislation for mandatory data breach notification has been made clear today with news of the large-scale hacking of Uber user data.

Brandis must come clean on Family Court

23 October 2017

Reports today that George Brandis is planning a radical overhaul of the courts system by Christmas are highly concerning.