The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
George BrandisI think it's important to have a blend just as we need to have by the way a mix of different opera companies and different arts companies.
George BrandisThere have been 44 constitutional referenda in Australia and only eight have succeeded.
George BrandisOpera Australia has a mix - it produces new work, it produces from the classical repertoire and, particularly in more recent years, it's done those blockbuster musicals which are very lucrative for it and reach an audience that classic opera or a new opera perhaps wouldn't reach, like South Pacific for example.
George Brandis