MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Media Releases

Queensland Disaster Assistance

23 February 2014

Labor calls on the Abbott Government to ensure payments to Queenslanders affected by Tropical Cyclone Marcia are made without delay.

Labor Welcomes ALRC Report into Copyright and the Digital Economy

14 February 2014

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has welcomed the public release of the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) Report on Copyright and the Digital Economy.

Government should take Action to Support Rule of Law in Nauru

06 February 2014

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Tanya Plibersek and Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC have called on the Abbott Government to do all it can to support the rule of law in Nauru.

Support for Pride March backs Call for Conscience Vote

02 February 2014

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has again called on the Prime Minister to give his MPs a conscience vote on marriage equality, following a strong turnout from Victorians in the Pride March today.

Labor Congratulations Jacki Weaver on Lifetime AACTA Award

31 January 2014

Shadow Minister for the Arts Mark Dreyfus has joined in congratulating Jacki Weaver, who received the Raymond Longford Award at the Australian Academy Of Cinema And Television Art (AACTA) Awards last night.

Government Cuts Hit Queensland EDO

23 January 2014

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General Senator Lisa Singh today visited the Queensland Environmental Defenders Office to hear about the impact of the Abbott Government's funding cuts.

Government Cuts $43 Million in Funding for Indigenous Legal Assistance

17 December 2013

The Abbott Government has today confirmed their plan to cut $43 million of funding out of Indigenous Legal Aid.

Appointment of Tim Wilson as Human Rights Commissioner

17 December 2013

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has questioned the Abbott Government's appointment of Tim Wilson as a Human Rights Commissioner, as a first step towards their promised Freedom Commissioner'

High Court decides ACT Marriage Equality Laws cannot Operate Concurrently with Federal Marriage Act

12 December 2013

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has acknowledged the High Court's unanimous decision today against the ACT's marriage equality legislation.

Historic Grammy Nomination for Hiatus Kaiyote

10 December 2013

Shadow Minister for the Arts Mark Dreyfus has congratulated Melbourne band Hiatus Kaiyote for their historic Grammy nomination - the first nomination for an Australian band in the Best R&B Performance category.