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Mark Dreyfus, the Glossary

Mark Alfred Dreyfus (born 3 October 1956) is an Australian politician and lawyer who has been attorney-general of Australia and cabinet secretary since June 2022, having held both roles previously in 2013 and from 2010 to 2013 respectively.^[1]

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Attorneys-General of Australia
Australian people of German-Jewish descent
Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Isaacs

Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.

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Administrative Appeals Tribunal

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is an Australian tribunal that conducts independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws of the Australian Government.

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Albanese government

The Albanese government is the federal executive government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party. The Albanese government commenced on 23 May 2022, when Albanese and an interim ministry of four other Labor MPs were sworn into their relevant ministerial portfolios by the Governor-General of Australia.

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Albanese ministry

The Albanese ministry is the 73rd ministry of the Government of Australia.

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Alpine National Park

The Alpine National Park is a national park located in the Central Highlands and Alpine regions of Victoria, Australia.

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Ann Corcoran

Ann Kathleen Corcoran (born 21 September 1951) is a former Australian politician. Mark Dreyfus and Ann Corcoran are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Australian House of Representatives for Isaacs.

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Anthony Albanese

Anthony Norman Albanese (or; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. Mark Dreyfus and Anthony Albanese are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Arthur Sinodinos

Arthur Sinodinos (born 25 February 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former Liberal Party politician who was the Ambassador to the United States between February 2020 and March 2023. Mark Dreyfus and Arthur Sinodinos are members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Attorney-General of Australia

The attorney-general of Australia (AG) is the minister of state and chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing federal legal affairs and public security as the head of the Attorney-General’s Department. Mark Dreyfus and attorney-General of Australia are attorneys-General of Australia.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australia–East Timor spying scandal

The Australia–East Timor spying scandal began in 2004 when the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) clandestinely planted covert listening devices in a room adjacent to the East Timor (Timor-Leste) Prime Minister's Office at Dili, to obtain information in order to ensure Australia held the upper hand in negotiations with East Timor over the rich oil and gas fields in the Timor Gap.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.

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Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known simply as Labor or the Labor Party, is the major centre-left political party in Australia and one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia.

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Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey

The Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey was a national survey by the Australian Government designed to gauge support for legalising same-sex marriage in Australia.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Bernard Collaery

Bernard Joseph Edward Collaery (born 12 October 1944) is an Australian barrister, lawyer and former politician.

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Bill Shorten

William Richard Shorten (born 12 May 1967) is an Australian politician and former trade unionist serving as the current Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme since 2022. Mark Dreyfus and Bill Shorten are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia, Labor Right politicians and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Cabinet of Australia

The Cabinet of Australia, also known as the Federal Cabinet, is the chief decision-making body of the Australian government.

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Cabinet Secretary (Australian minister)

Cabinet Secretary is a ministerial portfolio within the Australian federal government.

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Christian Porter

Charles Christian Porter (born 11 July 1970) is an Australian former politician and lawyer who served as the 37th Attorney-General of Australia from 2017 to 2021 in the Turnbull government and the subsequent Morrison government. Mark Dreyfus and Christian Porter are attorneys-General of Australia and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research.

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Division of Isaacs

The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

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Environmental law

Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment.

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Eric Abetz

Eric Abetz (born 25 January 1958) is an Australian politician. Mark Dreyfus and Eric Abetz are members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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First Gillard ministry

The First Gillard ministry (Labor) was the 65th ministry of the Australian Government and was led by the prime minister, Julia Gillard.

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Freedom of political communication

Within Australian law, there is no freedom of speech.

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Gary Gray (politician)

Gary Gray (born 30 April 1958), Australian former politician and Australia's Ambassador to Ireland, was the Australian Labor Party (ALP) representative for the Division of Brand in Western Australia in the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2016. Mark Dreyfus and Gary Gray (politician) are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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George Brandis

George Henry Brandis (born 22 June 1957) is an Australian former politician. Mark Dreyfus and George Brandis are attorneys-General of Australia, Australian King's Counsel and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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George Dreyfus

George Dreyfus AM (born 22 July 1928) is an Australian contemporary classical, film and television composer. Mark Dreyfus and George Dreyfus are people educated at Melbourne High School.

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High Court of Australia

The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system.

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International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ; Cour internationale de justice, CIJ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), until January 2013 known as the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research or ITF, is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1998 which unites governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, research and remembrance worldwide and to uphold the commitments of the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust.

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Jason Clare

Jason Dean Clare (born 22 March 1972) is an Australian politician serving as Minister for Education since 1 June 2022. Mark Dreyfus and Jason Clare are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia, Labor Right politicians and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Joe Ludwig

Joseph William Ludwig (born 21 July 1959) is an Australian barrister and retired politician. Mark Dreyfus and Joe Ludwig are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia, Labor Right politicians and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Julia Gillard

Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. Mark Dreyfus and Julia Gillard are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia, Melbourne Law School alumni and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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June 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership spill

A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, the party then forming the Government of Australia, took place on 26 June 2013 at 7:00pm AEST.

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Katy Gallagher

Katherine Ruth Gallagher (/'gæləhər/ GAL-ə-her; born 18 March 1970) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service and Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Albanese Government since 2022 having formerly served as the 6th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2011 to 2014. Mark Dreyfus and Katy Gallagher are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Kevin Rudd

Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and June to September 2013. Mark Dreyfus and Kevin Rudd are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia, Labor Right politicians and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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King's Counsel

In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) is a lawyer appointed by the state as a senior advocate or barrister with a high degree of skill and experience in the law.

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Labor Right

The Labor Right is a political faction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the national level that is characterised by being more economically liberal or more socially conservative than the Labor Left.

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Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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LaRouche movement

The LaRouche movement is a political and cultural network promoting the late Lyndon LaRouche and his ideas.

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Law Council of Australia

The Law Council of Australia, founded in 1933, is an association of law societies and bar associations from the states and territories of Australia, and the peak body representing the legal profession in Australia.

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Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is a centre-right political party in Australia.

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List of Jewish members of Australian parliaments

Jews have been a part of the Australian parliament since federation.

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Malvern, Victoria

Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Michael Danby

Michael David Danby (born 16 February 1955) is an Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 until 2019, representing the Division of Melbourne Ports, Victoria. Mark Dreyfus and Michael Danby are Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia, Australian people of German-Jewish descent, Jewish Australian politicians and Labor Right politicians.

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Michael Ronaldson

Michael John Clyde Ronaldson (born 13 February 1954) is a former Australian politician. Mark Dreyfus and Michael Ronaldson are Melbourne Law School alumni.

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Michaelia Cash

Michaelia Clare Cash (born 19 July 1970) is an Australian politician who served as the 38th Attorney-General of Australia from 2021 to 2022 in the Morrison government. Mark Dreyfus and Michaelia Cash are members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Minister for Government Services

The Minister for Government Services is the minister in the Government of Australia responsible for Services Australia.

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National Anti-Corruption Commission (Australia)

The National Anti-Corruption Commission, often shortened to the NACC, is an independent federal Australian Government agency that was created under the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Nicola Roxon

Nicola Louise Roxon (born 1 April 1967) is an Australian former politician. Mark Dreyfus and Nicola Roxon are attorneys-General of Australia, Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia, Labor Right politicians, Melbourne Law School alumni and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Northern Land Council

The Northern Land Council (NLC) is a land council representing the Aboriginal peoples of the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia, with its head office in Darwin.

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Northern Territory

The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an Australian internal territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia.

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Ormond College

Ormond College is one of the largest residential colleges of the University of Melbourne located in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth and also known as Federal Parliament) is the legislative body of the federal level of government of Australia.

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Perth

Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.

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Privacy Act 1988

The Privacy Act 1988 is an Australian law dealing with privacy.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Robodebt scheme

The Robodebt scheme was an unlawful method of automated debt assessment and recovery implemented under the Liberal-National Coalition governments of Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison, and employed by the Australian government agency, Services Australia, as part of its Centrelink payment compliance program.

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Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme

The Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme is a royal commission established on 18 August 2022 by the Australian Government pursuant to the Royal Commissions Act 1902.

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Scotch College, Melbourne

Scotch College is a private, Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Second Gillard ministry

The Second Gillard ministry (Labor) was the 66th ministry of the Australian Government, led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

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Second Rudd ministry

The second Rudd ministry (Labor) was the 67th ministry of the Australian government, led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

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Shadow cabinet of Australia

In Australian federal politics, the shadow cabinet is the opposition's equivalent to the federal cabinet.

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Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica.

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Special Minister of State

The Special Minister of State (SMOS) in the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia is a position currently held by Don Farrell since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.

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The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Stolen Generations

The Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen Children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.

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The Honourable

The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

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Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd

Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd.

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University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne (also colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia.

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Victorian Bar

The Victorian Bar is the bar association of the Australian State of Victoria.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.

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Working definition of antisemitism

The working definition of antisemitism, also called the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism or IHRA definition, is a non-legally binding statement on what antisemitism is, that reads: "Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dreyfus

Also known as Dreyfus, Mark, Mark Alfred Dreyfus.

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See also

Attorneys-General of Australia

Australian people of German-Jewish descent

Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Isaacs

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