MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Government Must Abandon Workchoices On Water

13 January 2016

Malcolm Turnbull must heed the will of the Parliament and abandon his attempt to allow ship owners to cut costs by sacking their Australian crews and replacing them with foreign crews being paid third world wages.

Still No Sex Discrimination Commissioner As Turnbull Fails On Briggs Behaviour

06 January 2016

Malcolm Turnbull's decision to leave the position of Sex Discrimination Commissioner empty for more than four months is nothing short of disgraceful.

Brandis Secrecy Ruled Out Of Order

22 December 2015

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has overruled Attorney-General George Brandis this morning, directing him to process an FOI request for his ministerial diary by Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.

Government Set To Miss Deadline On Redress Scheme

21 December 2015

The Government looks set to miss the deadline set by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to announce whether it will establish a National Redress Scheme.

Turnbull Must Demand Japan Cease Illegal Whaling Programs

18 December 2015

Labor deplores the decision of the Japanese Government this year to ignore the ruling of the International Court of Justice and to re-commence the slaughter of whales in the Southern Ocean.

Time For Turnbull To Show Leadership And Rein In Liberal MPs

17 December 2015

It is time for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to show some leadership and rein in Liberal MPs who are intent on using divisive and counter-productive language on national security matters.

Turnbull Slashes The Arts In MYEFO

15 December 2015

MYEFO today confirms that Malcolm Turnbull will continue the slash-and-burn approach of the Abbott Government to arts funding.

Turnbull Government Fails To Restore Funding For Frontline Family Violence Services

15 December 2015

The Turnbull Government's MYEFO confirms the Governments decision to retain cuts to legal services that help women experiencing domestic violence.

Bishop Blockbusters Come At Expense Of Australian Filmmakers

15 December 2015

When the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced$47.3 million of grants for Hollywood blockbusters in October, she didn't admit that this would come at the expense of Australian filmmakers.

Labor's Plan To Strengthen Accountability And Transparency Of Unions

07 December 2015

A Shorten Labor Government will deliver a package of governance changes aimed at deterring and detecting corruption in unions.