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Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
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Federal government
Law
Conflict of laws
Legal services
Government accountability
Australia
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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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The Conversation Media Group 2016
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Post date:
6 Oct 2016