There could be constitutional problems with executive detention if it is seen to be arbitrary. I didn't actually say that the NSW Government's proposed anti-terrorism bill was necessarily unconstitutional - that was sloppy journalism - I said that executive detention… — 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
