I think it would be frankly a retrograde thing for Pauline Hanson to be elected to the Senate.
George BrandisShe is not being preferenced - she's not on our preference card because Pauline Hanson's view of Australia is basically a very - it's a very old view.
George BrandisWe have a great literary tradition in Australia. I think the book is very much alive and the more people who are encouraged to read books the better our society will be and the wiser our society will be.
George BrandisIt is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it.
George Brandis