George Brandis says he is confident that decisions made in office by ministers now under a dual citizenship cloud are not in doubt.
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Pauline Hanson’s stunt of wearing a burqa into the Senate on Thursday drew a swingeing attack from George Brandis.
Matt Canavan has resigned as the minister for resources and northern Australia after being told by the Italian embassy that he is an Italian citizen.
Turnbull is understandably sensitive to suggestions that the planned home affairs ministry is all about Dutton, whose continued support is so vital to him.
Peter Dutton will take charge of a new mega home affairs portfolio in a sweeping overhaul of national security agencies and responsibilities.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has just announced the creation of a new “super-ministry”, modelled on the UK Home Office. By the end of 2018, Australia will have a new Department of Home Affairs. This…
The Australian government’s proposed law that would force technology companies to decrypt messages could make Australians more vulnerable.
The Australian government wants to access encrypted messages, but don’t call it a “backdoor”.
Malcolm Turnbull is believed to have deferred the appointment of a new high commissioner to the UK until at least the end of this year.
The government has not adequately explained what it is hoping to achieve by changing the wording of Section 18C.
Malcolm Turnbull has announced a watering down of the controversial Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Malcolm Turnbull will overfly Western Australia twice next week, when he makes a brief dash to Indonesia to attend a conference of Indian Ocean Rim leaders.
Brexit, Trump, terrorism, 18C, safe schools, the gay marriage plebiscite, a government with a wafer-thin majority and a fractious Senate: it has been quite a year in politics.
The new Commonwealth solicitor-general is Stephen Donaghue – an uncontroversial choice whose appointment has been welcomed.
A minor change, substituting ‘vilify’ for ‘offend’ and ‘insult’, would bring Section 18C more in line with similar laws in other democracies without undermining its effectiveness.
George Brandis faces the second inquiry within months into his conduct.
Attorney-General George Brandis has declined to say whether he told the then-solicitor-general, Justin Gleeson, not to run a particular argument in a High Court case.
The Government leader in the Senate, George Brandis, has described the Queensland opposition as “very, very mediocre” and warned One Nation is likely to win “quite a few” seats at the state election.
Donald Trump’s triumph in the US presidential contest caught many off-guard, including Australia’s politicians.
Attorney-General George Brandis has pre-empted his opponents in the Senate by rescinding his controversial direction that all requests to the Solicitor-General for advice must go through him.
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