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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Address to Graduates – Attorney-General's Department
Speech – Address to Graduates – Attorney-General's Department, Canberra, 6 February 2025
Speech
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Albanese Government strengthens hate speech laws
The Albanese Government has today delivered landmark reform to strengthen hate speech laws.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Independent National Student Ombudsman Opens
The National Student Ombudsman commences from today to hear from students, investigate complaints and resolve disputes with universities.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
For my great-grandparents, for all Jews, for all humanity, I say never again
My father has a photograph of Albert Ransenberg taken in the yard of the railway station in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1942. It was secretly taken by a local policeman.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Visit to the United Kingdom
This week I will travel to London for meetings with senior members of the government of the United Kingdom.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Press conference – Krakow, Poland
Subjects: Commemoration to mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day; antisemitism.
Transcript
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Opinion Piece – Ceasefire in Gaza must also be a turning point in Australia
I have visited Israel many times in my life, but last week I was present for an extraordinarily significant moment for Israel and the region.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Australian Law Reform Commission’s report on justice responses to sexual violence
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has today provided me with the report of its inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Visit to Poland
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, and the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, will travel to Poland to attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Radio interview – ABC Radio National Breakfast
Subjects: Middle East ceasefire deal and hostage agreement; Visit to Israel; Antisemitic attacks
Transcript