MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Turnbull Confirms: Taxpayer Funding For Hate Campaign

29 June 2016

Prime Minister Turnbull has finally come clean on one of the most shocking elements of his plan for a wasteful plebiscite on marriage equality - that taxpayer funds will be given to the no campaign to spread hate and mistruths in their attempt to stop same-sex couples getting married.

Wheels Fall Off Turnbull's Plebiscite Promise

27 June 2016

Four days to go before the election, and the Abbott-Turnbull Government is already splitting in two over its empty pledges on marriage equality.

Come Clean On Your Plebiscite Mr Turnbull

25 June 2016

Mr Turnbull's marriage equality plebiscite was always going to be wasteful, hurtful and divisive now we know that it will also be pointless, and set up to fail.

Labor Calls For Bipartisanship On Redress For Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse

22 June 2016

Labor calls on Malcolm Turnbull to take a bipartisan approach to redress for survivors of child sexual abuse and commit to a truly national redress scheme.

Labor Promises Support For Melbourne's Greek Community

22 June 2016

The Shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus; the Member for Hotham, Clare O'Neil; and Labor's candidate for Wills, Peter Khalil, today announced that a Shorten Labor Government will provide almost $600,000 in support for Melbourne's vibrant Greek community.

Turnbull Clueless On His Own Arts Policy

21 June 2016

Last night on the ABCs Q & A program it became painfully clear that Malcolm Turnbull places just as low a priority on the arts as his predecessor Tony Abbott. In fact, he has not even bothered to correctly inform himself of the facts.

Brandis Departs From Reality

21 June 2016

Monday's pre-election legal affairs debate confirmed what many in the Australian legal community have believed for some time - that Senator Brandis is living in a world all of his own where he has served a perfect three years as Attorney-General.

Increasing Efforts To Prevent And Address Family Violence

18 June 2016

A Shorten Labor Government will give the issue of family violence national prominence, with the Prime Minister to deliver an annual Family Violence Statement to Parliament.

George Brandis Hits New Low

17 June 2016

George Brandis's unprecedented attack on the independence of the Solicitor-General, the second law officer of this country, should be deeply shocking to anyone who cares about the integrity of Australia's legal system

Labor's Commitment to Family Violence Prevention

16 June 2016

A Shorten Labor Government will give Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS) the funding they need to adequately protect Indigenous women who have been affected by family violence.