Greg Barns is spot on about Mark Dreyfus

May 12, 2025

I am a barrister in Western Australia. I spent three years working as an adviser to the WA Attorney General, John Quigley, MLA, who recently retired.

I do not always agree with Greg Barnes. But his article on Mark Dreyfus KC is well thought out and an analysis that I hope our prime minister reads. It is almost certainly too late to change his pick for the next AG. I just hope he has it right this time.

We are all failing when it comes to incarcerating children. And the Legal Aid budgets are shameful.

Obviously, as a barrister at the independent bar, these are my personal views.

The McGowan/Cook Governments were very supportive of me as an adviser and both had/have good people with deep concerns about social justice.

Thank you for continuing to highlight critical issues many lawyers and others find frustratingly solvable.