It is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it.
George BrandisI think it would be frankly a retrograde thing for Pauline Hanson to be elected to the Senate.
George BrandisA dining club which I was involved in at Oxford University invited Sir Isaiah Berlin to dinner, who I believe was probably the greatest liberal philosopher in the 20th century. I sat beside him and we spoke about liberal philosophy and the events of the 20th century all night over dinner - it was unforgettable!
George BrandisThe crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
George BrandisThe tyranny of distance is such an important element of policy and the allocation of resources.
George BrandisI've always been a lover of classical music ever since I was an early teenager I suppose. I remember the very first piece of classical music that grabbed me was I bought an LP of Daniel Barenboim performing Mozart's piano concertos and I would have been about 14 or 15 at the time and I remember I played it over and over again.
George Brandis