Mark Dreyfus
Mark Dreyfus is federal Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency in the Gillard Government. He is leading Australia’s delegation at this year’s UN climate negotiations in Doha.
Before entering politics he practiced as a QC, working on cases including the Stolen Generations and specialising in defamation and planning law.
Articles by Mark Dreyfus
Counterpunch: the world has left the Coalition behind
A notable absence of truth in the climate change debate has come from the Opposition’s Greg Hunt all year, and…... Read more
Facebook Recommendations
Read all about it
Punch live
Up to the minute Twitter chatter
RT @MichaelHJHall: Going into weekend thinking how critical it is for people to stay #humanasleaders while the system does what it can to s…
RT @heldavidson: @lucyjk @lucyjk times a million when it precedes "yarn". Actually I hate "yarn" on its own too. Unless you're talking abou…
RT @BusInsiderAU: Here's Kevin Rudd's Detailed Logic For His Change Of Heart On Gay Marriage - http://t.co/X4DHsVh50K
Recent posts
The latest and greatest
The Punch is moving house
Good morning Punchers. After four years of excellent fun and great conversation, this is the final post…
Will Pope Francis have the vision to tackle this?
I have had some close calls, one that involved what looked to me like an AK47 pointed my way, followed…
Advocating risk management is not “victim blaming”
In a world in which there are still people who subscribe to the vile notion that certain victims of sexual…
Nosebleed Section
choice ringside rantings
From: Hasbro, go straight to gaol, do not pass go
Tim says:
They should update other things in the game too. Instead of a get out of jail free card, they should have a Dodgy Lawyer card that not only gets you out of jail straight away but also gives you a fat payout in compensation for daring to arrest you in the first place. Instead of getting a hotel when you… [read more]From: A guide to summer festivals especially if you wouldn’t go
Kel says:
If you want a festival for older people or for families alike, get amongst the respectable punters at Bluesfest. A truly amazing festival experience to be had of ALL AGES. And all the young "festivalgoers" usually write themselves off on the first night, only to never hear from them again the rest of… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
Superman needs saving
Can somebody please save Superman? He seems to be going through a bit of a crisis. Eighteen months ago,… Read more
