Marles praises Dreyfus while refusing to acknowledge he deposed him

Marles praises Dreyfus while refusing to acknowledge he deposed him

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles also rejected suggestions the move would backfire on either the government’s stability or his own leadership ambitions.

Mark Dreyfus dumped from cabinet

There will be no Jewish member of Parliament on a federal government frontbench for the first time in 15 years, after Mark Dreyfus was dumped as attorney-general over the weekend. News reports emerged late last week that intent Labor factional negotiations, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, would see Dreyfus discarded from the ministry in favour of second-term Hawke MP Sam Rae. Muslim MP Ed Husic was also dropped. Executive Council…