The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP
Special Minister of State
Minister for the Public Service and Integrity

Latest News

• Lowest Government Advertising Spend Since 2008 (10/5/2013)
  For the fifth year in a row, the Gillard Government has spent over $100 million less per year than the Howard Government’s advertising spend of $254 million in 2007.
• Coalition confirms deeper public service cuts - 20,000 to go (29/4/2013)
  The Coalition’s confirmation today that it plans to sack 20,000 public servants could pose a threat to national security, the Attorney-General and Minister for the Public Service and Integrity, Mark Dreyfus, has warned.
• Appointment of the Electoral Commissioner (12/4/2013)
  Special Minister of State, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC today announced the appointment of Mr Edward Killesteyn PSM as the Electoral Commissioner of the Australian Electoral Commission.
• Bill modernises Commonwealth referenda (21/3/2013)
  Special Minister of State Gary Gray today introduced amending legislation to Parliament to modernise how information is provided to Australia’s 14.3 million electors for Commonwealth referenda.
• Response to the Australian Financial Review over public service growth (19/3/2013)
  Opinion: It disappoints me that discredited claims of public service “growth” under the Federal Labor Government continue to be published, the latest example being in the Australian Financial Review today.
• Re-appointment of President of the Remuneration Tribunal (19/3/2013)
  Minister for the Public Service and Integrity, Gary Gray today announced that Mr John Conde AO has been reappointed as President of the Remuneration Tribunal for a further five year term, taking effect from June 25, 2013.

  Mr Conde was appointed as a member of the tribunal from 1998 to 2003 and re-appointed in 2003 and 2008. He has been President of the tribunal since 2003.

• Campaign to enrol 1.5 million gets boost (19/3/2013)
  The Gillard Government’s campaign to enrol more of the 1.5 million Australians missing from the electoral roll received a boost today with the passage of a new law through Parliament.
• Speaking notes - Naming Ceremony for Cape St George (15/3/2013)
  Friday, 15 March 2013, Austal shipyard, 100 Clarence Beach Road, Henderson WA.
• Speech - Sky News PM Agenda with David Speers (12/3/2013)
  Media reforms; Coal Seam Gas; 457 Visas
• Transcript of Interview - Sky News PM Agenda with David Speers (12/3/2013)
  Media reforms; Coal Seam Gas; 457 Visas
• Transcript of Interview - Sky News PM Agenda with David Speers (11/3/2013)
  WA Election.
• Transcript of Interview - ABC AM with Tim Palmer and Samantha Hawley (11/3/2013)
  WA Election.
• New Housing to Support Indigenous Art in the Kimberley (6/3/2013)
  The Waringarri Arts Aboriginal Corporation will be given a shot in the arm to help attract and retain professional art staff thanks to a Federal Government grant for a new duplex unit.
• Dampier duplication improves safety and travel times (5/3/2013)
  The duplicated Dampier Highway is now complete and open for business, improving traffic flow and safety.
• Response to Channel 7's claims over Malabar (1/3/2013)
  The remediation works on the northern boundary of the Malabar Headland site are being undertaken to upgrade an existing leachate control system to mitigate the potential risks regarding surface water and groundwater contamination leaving the site.
• World-First Wave Energy Technology to Reduce Emissions and Electricity Use (28/2/2013)
  The Gillard Labor Government will invest revenue from the carbon price to support Western Australia’s Carnegie Wave Energy Limited in trialling a project to power desalination plants with wave energy.
• Transcript of Interview - Sky News PM Agenda with David Speers (27/2/2013)
  Polls, Policy and Tax.
• Transcript of Interview - Channel 7, 6pm News with Chris Bath (27/2/2013)
  Malabar Headland.
• Malabar Headland - Northern Boundary Construction Works (26/2/2013)
  Special Minister of State Gary Gray confirmed today that he is pleased with the progress of construction works on the northern boundary of the Malabar Headland.
• Electoral Reforms becoming law (26/2/2013)
  Measures to modernise the postal voting provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Act and improve the way postal vote applications are made and processed were passed by the Senate last night and will shortly become law.
• Joint Media Release (20/2/2013)
  Two senior ministers have reiterated the Australian Government's commitment to progressively transfer the Malabar Headland site to the State of New South Wales (NSW), to create a magnificent coastal national park and public open space.
• Opinion by The Hon Gary Gray, AO MP (15/2/2013)
  Opposition leader Tony Abbott often portrays the Australian Public Service as a bloated and slothful organisation that should be cut down in size.
• Abbott's policy is to slash and burn (15/2/2013)
  Opposition leader Tony Abbott has no public service policy but slash and burn, the Minister for Public Service, Gary Gray, said today.
• Indemnity insurance for Federal parliamentarians (14/2/2013)
  The Federal Government will close the loophole that leaves Federal MPs exposed to costly lawsuits.
• Transcript of Interview - Radio National with Fran Kelly (12/2/2013)
  Aircraft safety in South Africa; Mining Tax
• MPs unite to condemn South Africa's aircraft safety procedures (12/2/2013)
  A Liberal and Labor MP last night expressed grave concerns about South African air safety, following a series of incidents.
• Opposition plan for Northern Australia a 'rehash' (7/2/2013)
  Tony Abbott’s ‘vision’ for developing northern Australia is a rehash of old ideas and targets one of the best public service operations in the world, the Minister for the Public Service, Gary Gray, said today.
• Landmark reforms to the Australian Public Service (7/2/2013)
  Significant reforms to the Australian Public Service were approved by the Senate today with bipartisan support from the Government and Opposition parties.
• Transcript of Interview - Sky TV PM Agenda with David Speers (5/2/2013)
  Superannuation
• Resignation of Senator Chris Evans (2/2/2013)
  Chris Evans has been a terrific Senator for Western Australia and outstanding Cabinet Minister, Special Minister of State Gary Gray said today.
• Federal Election and voting (30/1/2013)
  The Government will take all reasonable steps to ensure every eligible voter is able to vote without impediment at the September 2013 federal election, Special Minister of State Gary Gray said today.
• Supporting mature-age job seekers to boost business in WA (30/1/2013)
  Business leaders came together at a Corporate Champions seminar in Perth today to tackle age discrimination and boost the number of mature-age Australians in the local workforce.
• Reappointment of Merit Protection Commissioner (14/1/2013)
  Ms Annwyn Godwin has been reappointed as Merit Protection Commissioner for a further five year term, taking effect from January 25.
• Acting Coalition leader congratulated on electoral view (11/1/2013)
  Acting Coalition Leader Warren Truss is demonstrating some real commonsense in rejecting outright the calls from within the Liberal Party to change Australia’s system of voting, Special Minister of State Gary Gray said today.
• Electoral system should be above politics (10/1/2013)
  Australia’s electoral system should not be changed simply to protect partisan political interests, Special Minister of State Gary Gray said today.
• Relief fund able to collect tax deductible donations for Tasmanian bushfires (7/1/2013)
  The Australian Government will provide tax deductible status to relief funds established to help Australians affected by the Tasmanian bushfires.
• Work to widen Kwinana Freeway completed (20/12/2012)
  People travelling today from the southern suburbs on Kwinana Freeway had an easier and faster trip with the opening of an additional north-bound lane this morning.
• General Government and Australian Public Service Statistics (20/12/2012)
  Australian Government Employment includes the core public service (made up of Australian Public Service (APS) agencies) and a range of other Commonwealth employers.
• Refurbishment Work at The Lodge deferred (17/12/2012)
  Special Minister of State Gary Gray said today refurbishment work on The Lodge will be deferred until the end of 2013.
• NBN Co begins rolling fibre out to Perth (13/12/2012)
  Special Minister of State Gary Gray and Senator for Western Australia, Mark Bishop, today inspected the final stages of National Broadband Network construction in Victoria Park, and saw the first fibre being hauled in the streets.
• Pyne: What's he got to fear? (10/12/2012)
  Special Minister of State Gary Gray today corrected inaccurate reports that 1.5 million people are about to be automatically enrolled.
• Statement in response to 'Automatic enrolment puts Coalition seats at risk' (10/12/2012)
  Tom Dusevic’s article, ‘Automatic enrolment puts Coalition seats at risk’ (The Australian, December 10, 2012), misses the point with respect to the important electoral reforms passed by the Parliament earlier this year.
• 100-hectare Swan Regional Riverside Park (6/12/2012)
  A new regional park which in its play space caters for children of all abilities was today officially opened after Australian Government funding of more than $3.3 million.
• Vital key to SKA launched (3/12/2012)
  Gary Gray on Friday launched the first of three precursors to the planned internationally-awaited Square Kilometre Array project in the Murchison. The $51 million Murchison Widefield Array is a radio telescope which collects low frequency radio waves. It will help scientists understand how the universe has evolved following the "Big Bang" 13.7 billion years ago.

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Last Updated: 10 May, 2013