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title: "4 Coal Quotes By George Brandis"
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> [If there were to be a Labor-Greens government, that would be the end of the Adani mine, that would be the end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/if-there-were-to-be-a-labor-greens-government-that-would-be-the-end/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

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> [This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/this-is-a-very-practical-discussion-about-the-fact-that-one-of-the/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

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> [Capricornia there is a particular regional particularity and that is the Adani mine. We know that Adani, the massive Indian coal company,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/capricornia-there-is-a-particular-regional-particularity-and-that-is/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

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> [If you were a person in Rockhampton who is wondering where your next job was coming from, and you had the prospect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/if-you-were-a-person-in-rockhampton-who-is-wondering-where-your-next/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

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## Other authors on Coal

## More by George Brandis

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-m-confident-as-a-supporter-of-same-sex-marriage-i-m-confident-that/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [I am because the Chinese have agreed - entered into this agreement in 1997. It sets out the circumstances in which the release of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-am-because-the-chinese-have-agreed-entered-into-this-agreement-in/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/she-is-not-being-preferenced-she-s-not-on-our-preference-card-because/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/the-coalition-s-message-of-jobs-and-growth-is-resonating-very-very/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-joined-the-young-liberals-when-i-was-16-and-it-was-a-good-way-for/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [We have a great literary tradition in Australia. I think the book is very much alive and the more people who are encouraged to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/we-have-a-great-literary-tradition-in-australia-i-think-the-book-is/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/that-was-an-extremely-unhelpful-thing-for-bill-shorten-to-say-because/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/the-modern-australia-the-australia-of-the-21st-century-malcolm/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/if-there-were-to-be-a-labor-greens-government-that-would-be-the-end/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to build one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/this-is-a-very-practical-discussion-about-the-fact-that-one-of-the/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [This is an issue that the Prime Minister put on the COAG agenda. First of all, it is something that would only apply in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/this-is-an-issue-that-the-prime-minister-put-on-the-coag-agenda-first/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/the-great-works-belong-to-no-one-nation-no-one-cultural-tradition/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/abdul-nacer-benbrika-s-sentence-doesn-t-expire-i-m-told-until-2021/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-ve-always-been-a-lover-of-classical-music-ever-since-i-was-an-early/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [I would say to the people of Queensland, and to all listeners around the country, is that if you want stable government in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-would-say-to-the-people-of-queensland-and-to-all-listeners-around/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

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