I've never been one of those people, who subscribe to this notion that the book is dead. — George Brandis Copy Share Image
The arts are part of a nation's identity, they are part of a nation's soul and when we look at a country… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I think it's very, very important that people outside the capital cities, not just Sydney and Melbourne but also Brisbane Perth Adelaide… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
We have a great literary tradition in Australia. I think the book is very much alive and the more people who are… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I'm confident as a supporter of same sex marriage, I'm confident that there'll be a yes vote in that plebiscite, and that… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
You asked me about Queensland in particular and regional Queensland where our message of jobs and growth is resonating strongly because that's… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
There always are a basket of issues in any federal election campaign, but in this part of Australia [Capricornia] I can assure… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
You can't be selective about freedom of speech. If you say you believe in freedom of speech you have to acknowledge the… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
Capricornia there is a particular regional particularity and that is the Adani mine. We know that Adani, the massive Indian coal company,… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
If I could say something about Capricornia, and it came out in your previous report, there is no doubt that the end… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I've spent some time in North and Central Queensland, in fact as recently as yesterday I was in Rockhampton, where the seat… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I wouldn't necessarily assume that because Capricornia has traditionally been a Labor seat, that it'll go back to the Labor Party this… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I would say to the people of Queensland, and to all listeners around the country, is that if you want stable government… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
One of the senior Labor frontbenchers from Queensland, Terri Butler, said that she was against the Adani mine. So that is the… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
That was an extremely unhelpful thing for Bill Shorten to say because those of us - and as the Attorney-General I've been… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
Let's be frank: if there are hardened terrorists [Australian] who are fighting overseas, we don't want to see those people come back… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
Malcolm Fraser, in the marrow of his bones, despised racism. He despised people who discriminated against other people because they were different… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
Well I'm not making predictions. But the point I can - what I can say to you to contribute to your thinking… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I'm confident as a supporter of same sex marriage, I'm confident that there'll be a yes vote in that plebiscite, and that the parliament… — George Brandis Copy Share
I am because the Chinese have agreed - entered into this agreement in 1997. It sets out the circumstances in which the release of… — George Brandis Copy Share
She is not being preferenced - she's not on our preference card because Pauline Hanson's view of Australia is basically a very - it's… — George Brandis Copy Share
The Coalition's message of jobs and growth is resonating very, very strongly in North and Central Queensland and one thing they're particularly fearful of… — George Brandis Copy Share
I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked… — George Brandis Copy Share
We have a great literary tradition in Australia. I think the book is very much alive and the more people who are encouraged to… — George Brandis Copy Share
That was an extremely unhelpful thing for Bill Shorten to say because those of us - and as the Attorney-General I've been closely involved… — George Brandis Copy Share
The modern Australia, the Australia of the 21st Century, Malcolm Turnbull's Australia has nothing to do with the kind of protectionist and xenophobic attitudes… — George Brandis Copy Share
If there were to be a Labor-Greens government, that would be the end of the Adani mine, that would be the end of coal… — George Brandis Copy Share
This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to build one… — George Brandis Copy Share
This is an issue that the Prime Minister put on the COAG agenda. First of all, it is something that would only apply in… — George Brandis Copy Share
The great works belong to no one nation, no one cultural tradition even. They are universal.I want an Australian vision of arts policy that… — George Brandis Copy Share
Abdul Nacer Benbrika's sentence doesn't expire, I'm told, until 2021, but I think it would be invidious for me as the Attorney-General to talk… — George Brandis Copy Share
I've always been a lover of classical music ever since I was an early teenager I suppose. I remember the very first piece of… — George Brandis Copy Share
I would say to the people of Queensland, and to all listeners around the country, is that if you want stable government in the… — George Brandis Copy Share
![“There always are a basket of issues in any federal election campaign, but in this part of Australia [Capricornia] I can assure you having as you know a fairly frequent visitor to Rockhampton, that the issue of jobs and employment and where the jobs of the future are coming from, is the biggest…” quote by George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/736/george-brandis-10603_australia_there-always-are-a-basket-of-issues-in-a_3075056.jpg)
![“I would say to the people of Queensland, and to all listeners around the country, is that if you want stable government in the next term of parliament, it's not just enough to reelect the [Malcolm] Turnbull government. It's also important to elect a senate which will be able to deal with the…” quote by George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/996/george-brandis-10603_able_i-would-say-to-the-people-of-queensland_816604.jpg)
![“Let's be frank: if there are hardened terrorists [Australian] who are fighting overseas, we don't want to see those people come back to our shores. But if we could stop youngsters, teenagers from falling into the snares of ISIL or Jabhat al-Nusra or other terrorist organisations through parental…” quote by George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bb4/george-brandis-10603_able_let-s-be-frank-if-there-are-hardened-ter_2578048.jpg)
