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Article
Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
Publisher
Federal government
Law
Conflict of laws
Legal services
Government accountability
Australia
Description
On Wednesday, a Senate committee took evidence in an inquiry investigating the issue of a direction from Attorney-General, George Brandis, to the solicitor-general, Justin Gleeson.
By the end of the day, the shadow attorney-general, Mark Dreyfus, was calling on Brandis to resign for misleading parliament and lying to the Australian people, or for the prime minister to sack him.
So what has Brandis done – or is alleged to have done – that has led to these calls?
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Publication Details
Copyright:
The Conversation Media Group 2016
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
6 Oct 2016
