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Portrait of Mark Dreyfus

Mark Dreyfus

Australian Labor Party · House of Representatives · Isaacs (VIC) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Mark Alfred Dreyfus was born on 3 October 1956 in Perth, Western Australia, the son of composer George Dreyfus, who came to Australia from Nazi Germany. He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, on a full scholarship, and at the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Ormond College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. He worked as a barrister for two decades, specialising in constitutional, commercial and environmental law, before entering politics.

Background encyclopedia

Special Envoy for International Human Rights from 28 November 2025. Australian Labor Party MP for Isaacs.

Federal ministry Special Envoy for International Human Rights (Second Albanese ministry). [the ministry] [source]

2025 election · Isaacs DREYFUS, Mark (Australian Labor Party) was elected with 53,454 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: DREYFUS, Mark (Australian Labor Party) 69,604, OTTEY, Fiona (Liberal) 38,577. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

Each position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record (Hansard, a parliament, a government or an electoral commission), own statement (their own site or their party's), news report (journalism or a third-party organisation) or encyclopedia. That is a statement about the evidence, not about how much we believe it. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.

AyeNoPairedDid not vote

Immigration own statement

As Attorney-General, Dreyfus promoted the Albanese Government's reforms to the refugee protection system (October 2023) in a joint media release, which stated Australians are 'rightly proud of our country's generous refugee program' and that reforms would give 'a fair go to genuine asylum seekers' while breaking 'the business model of people who seek to exploit the system' and not allowing 'people traffickers and other bad actors to exploit vulnerable migrants.'

Votes on record · 1

Faith & religion own statement

Mark Dreyfus is Jewish and has spoken of his personal Jewish faith, stating 'the central themes of law and justice in both Jewish religious and secular traditions have great meaning for me and have helped to shape my worldview' and referring to himself observing the holiday of Chanukah. Three of his great-grandparents perished in the Holocaust.

Foreign policy & aid own statement

In a parliamentary motion condemning Hamas, Dreyfus said "Australia unambiguously supports the right of Israel to defend itself" and that "the Australian Government stands as one with Israel and the people of Israel against Hamas," while also stating the government "will continue to support the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people" and endorsing "a just and enduring two state solution – in which Israel and a future Palestinian state coexist in peace and security." He described Hamas as having "no interest in making peace with Israel."

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 7

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Drugs & law and order recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.

Record last updated 2026-10-10.