The names in line to replace Mark Dreyfus as attorney-general
Dreyfus is on his way out of cabinet thanks to a brutal factional power play. There are some obvious contenders to replace him.
Before the election, no one had Mark Dreyfus being dumped as attorney-general on their bingo card.
But the Melbourne KC now looks to be on his way out of cabinet — and the parliament — after a brutal factional power play led by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles.
Dreyfus was a highly regarded Attorney-General and will undoubtedly receive warm praise from the legal community.
Now attention turns to who will follow him, and what kind of attorney-general that person will be.
