It is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it. — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I am a very, very strong advocate of the notion that we shouldn't equate the arts with other aspects of infrastructure. They have a unique role in any civilised society and that requires appropriate and targeted government support. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
