MARK DREYFUS MP

Member for Isaacs

Opinion pieces

After Robodebt: restoring trust in government integrity and accountability

01 February 2024

As attorney-general I have no higher priority than delivering on our commitment to restoring integrity and accountability to government. As the robodebt royal commission laid bare, there is a lot of work to be done.

National Firearms Register will be a victory for public safety, 27 years after Port Arthur massacre

12 December 2023

On 12 December 2022, the murders of Queensland Police Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold and the brave neighbour who came to their aid Alan Dare shocked and saddened the nation.

In the wake of this shocking tragedy the Prime Minister and state and territory leaders united in endorsing a critical measure that will help protect our police from a repeat of Wieambilla – a National Firearms Register.

Last week, full agreement on the National Firearms Register was reached.

Wieambilla victims’ legacy is a National Firearms Register

12 December 2023

The murders of Constable Matthew Arnold, Constable Rachel McCrow and the courageous Alan Dare were one of the most shocking, calculated and violent attacks on Australian police officers in living memory.

We must never accept that police attending a property or a neighbour coming to offer help will be met with such violence, such brutality.

Improved outcomes ahead for children

25 October 2023

Families deserve a family law system that is simple, accessible and that puts children at the heart of every outcome.

Symbolic language hasn't worked, constitutional reform is needed

13 October 2023

After years of failed programs and policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have told us that they are not seeking a purely symbolic form of constitutional recognition. Symbolic language will not do anything to turn things around – what is needed is a practical form of constitutional recognition.

Voting Yes a practical way to close gap

07 October 2023

Voting Yes is a simple but powerful act we can all do to close the gap, make a practical difference, and make this country better for all of us.

Voice to Parliament to make a practical difference

26 September 2023

Voting Yes is a simple but powerful act we can all do to close the gap, make a practical difference, and make this country better for all of us.

Symbolic language will not do anything to turn things around for Indigenous Australians

13 September 2023

After years of failed programs and policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are not seeking a purely symbolic form of constitutional recognition. Symbolic language will not do anything to turn things around. What is needed is a practical form of constitutional recognition.

What is needed is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

I’m confident Australians will find a reason to vote Yes

30 August 2023

Voting Yes is a simple but powerful act we can all do to help close the gap in health, in housing, in education, in every area where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders don’t enjoy the same quality of life as every other Australian.

The Voice can do no harm – only good for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and for the country more broadly.

The Voice won’t solve every problem overnight but it will lead to better practical outcomes

21 August 2023

The No campaign is offering no solutions to the problems affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which successive governments have tried but failed to address with the best of intentions.

The only thing the No campaign is offering is more of the same. They want nothing to change, when we know more of the same is not good enough.

The Voice can do no harm – only good for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and for the country more broadly.