George Brandis
AustraliapoliticianMaleb. 19675.0Global Dominance: 0.00%George Brandis is a former Australian politician who served as the Liberal senator for Queensland and held the position of federal attorney-general. Recently, he has been in the news for his views on hate speech legislation and its implications for freedom of speech, arguing against the expansion of state power to regulate individual beliefs and attitudes.
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George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a professor at the ANU’s National Security College.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership is terminal. So what do we know of the man set to replace him, Andy Burnham?Australia· 2026-06-21
George Brandis said a censure should be rare and sober.
Penny Wong moves censure motion against Pauline Hanson for remarks about MuslimsAustralia· 2026-03-02
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a former Liberal senator.
Liberal party leadership: Beware - voting One Nation often leads to Labor governmentsAustralia· 2026-02-15
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a former Liberal senator.
Coalition split: One party faces an existential threatAustralia· 2026-02-01
Former attorney-general George Brandis stated in the Senate that people have a right to be bigots.
Sussan Ley and her colleagues were ‘reckless’ to accuse Albanese of being responsible for Bondi attacksAustralia· 2026-01-23
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK, and a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general.
George Brandis: The year in reviewAustralia· 2025-12-21
George Brandis was one of the former ministers present at the portrait unveiling.
Official prime ministerial portrait by Jude Rae unveiled in Canberra alongside AlbaneseAustralia· 2025-11-27
George Brandis, a former Liberal senator, received a standing ovation for his strong rebuke of Pauline Hanson's actions.
Pauline Hanson burqa stunt gives Sussan Ley a chance to break free from One Nation’s clutchesAustralia· 2025-11-24
George Brandis warns Andrew Hastie about embracing the ideas of Donald Trump.
Good time for PM to take a page from Whitlam’s bookAustralia· 2025-11-10
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a former Liberal senator.
Andrew Hastie wants to lead the Liberal Party. He won’t if he keeps savaging the ‘liberal’ bitAustralia· 2025-11-09
Then attorney-general George Brandis introduced the data-retention legislation in 2015.
I was wrongfully jailed in Egypt, but Australia’s culture of surveillance takes the cakeAustralia· 2025-10-23
George Brandis discusses the political drama surrounding the Whitlam government and the 1970 budget precedent.
George Brandis on the 1970 budget precedent Labor wants to forgetAustralia· 2025-10-12
George Brandis is a former Liberal Party senator and attorney-general in Australia.
Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death highlights hypocrisy of the leftAustralia· 2025-09-21
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a professor at ANU’s National Security College.
Recognising Palestine now only rewards Hamas, the side with clear genocidal intentAustralia· 2025-08-10
Moderates in the Turnbull government, including former attorney-general George Brandis, fought the creation of the department.
Peter Dutton ends post-election silence to weigh into security debateAustralia· 2025-08-05
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a professor at the ANU’s National Security College.
Britain’s strategic priorities have changed and Australia should be concernedAustralia· 2025-07-13
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK, and a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general.
What Gough Whitlam can teach her about saving a lost partyAustralia· 2025-06-29
George Brandis treasures a cartoon of himself by John Shakespeare.
Dyson Heydon appearance sparks backlash from law studentsAustralia· 2025-06-10
George Brandis explains Menzies' view on the Liberal Party's direction.
Anthony Albanese may have changed the way politics operatesAustralia· 2025-05-18
George Brandis is a former Australian high commissioner to the UK and attended the gala.
Edward Hoddle and London’s elite raise funds for koalas and Australian Wildlife ConservancyAustralia· 2025-05-12
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general.
Liberal Party must get back to winning formulaAustralia· 2025-05-04
Pezzullo often came into sharp conflict with George Brandis's department.
Peter Dutton considering bringing back Mike PezzulloAustralia· 2025-04-20
George Brandis wrote that there was something peculiarly nauseating about the hypocrisy of political aspirants posing as anti-politicians.
Why do some men find the teals so triggering?Australia· 2025-03-29
Brandis attempts to appeal to teal voters regarding Coalition government trust.
Modern Labor is losing the battle of ideasAustralia· 2025-03-26
George Brandis is criticized for his views on independent candidates in parliament.
Unlike the major parties, independents have one priority – their constituentsAustralia· 2025-03-24
George Brandis, a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general, noted in his latest Herald column.
Politicians should not have power to cancel Australian citizenshipAustralia· 2025-03-18
George Brandis, a former attorney-general, criticized the referendum idea as mad.
Coalition citizenship test to include antisemitism questionAustralia· 2025-03-18
George Brandis is a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general.
Peter Dutton referendum idea is ideologically inspired madnessAustralia· 2025-03-18
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a former Liberal senator.
Trump’s behaviour reveals what he thinks about the US role in the worldAustralia· 2025-03-01
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK and a former Liberal senator.
Can NATO survive Donald Trump?Australia· 2025-02-23
