George Brandis Quotes

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• I wouldn't necessarily assume that because Capricornia has traditionally been a Labor seat, that it'll go back to the Labor Party this time because the big issue in Capricornia which is based on the city of Rockhampton is the fact that the economy is - the regional economy is in a poor shape as a result, in particular of the decline of the mining industry and they are looking to the Carmichael mine, the Adani project as containing all of the prospects that they see for their future and that is why people in Rockhampton are very, very fearful of a Labor-Greens government.

  George Brandis

  Party, Government, Cities

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• One of the things about federal politics is that it has been remarkably free of corruption.

  George Brandis

  Corruption, Has Beens

  Source: thebriefonline.atavist.com

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• We must break out of this mindset in Australia that we are a small nation on the other side of the world from the main, great Western nations. Australia is the twelfth largest economy in the world. We are a not insignificant player in commerce, in geopolitics and we must be in culture as well and we are.

  George Brandis

  Player, Australia, Culture

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• If I could say something about Capricornia, and it came out in your previous report, there is no doubt that the end of the mining boom has led to an economic downturn in central Queensland, and that is why people in Capricornia, and elsewhere in central Queensland too, are so desperate for a government that will protect their jobs and create new opportunities for jobs in the future. And that is why [Malcolm] Turnbull government's message of jobs and growth and its six point economic plan is so important to them.

  George Brandis

  Jobs, Opportunity, Government

  "Coal mining essential for Central Queensland jobs: Brandis". "AM" with Michael Brissenden, www.abc.net.au. June 21, 2016.

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• I am because the Chinese have agreed - entered into this agreement in 1997. It sets out the circumstances in which the release of a prisoner who is the subject of a transfer may occur in exceptional circumstances. So the Chinese, having agreed to those principles, I'm sure have no objection to them being applied in this particular case.

  George Brandis

  Agreement, Chinese, May

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• There could be constitutional problems with executive detention if it is seen to be arbitrary. I didn't actually say that the NSW Government's proposed anti-terrorism bill was necessarily unconstitutional - that was sloppy journalism - I said that executive detention may raise constitutional problems if it is seen to be arbitrary as being an invasion of the judicial function.

  George Brandis

  Government, Arbitrary, May

  Source: thebriefonline.atavist.com

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• I'm confident as a supporter of same sex marriage, I'm confident that there'll be a yes vote in that plebiscite, and that the parliament will then move very swiftly to implement the will of the people.

  George Brandis

  Sex, Moving, People

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to build one of the, develop one of the largest coal mines in Australia in this region of Australia. And if they get the green light to do that, that will secure the economic future of people in Rockhampton, and people in central Queensland. It will secure their jobs in the future, and that's what they're concerned about.

  George Brandis

  Jobs, Light, Australia

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked and to learn basic political skills and techniques.

  George Brandis

  Party, Skills, Political

  Source: thebriefonline.atavist.com

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• The Coalition's message of jobs and growth is resonating very, very strongly in North and Central Queensland and one thing they're particularly fearful of is the possibility of a Green-Labor government, a government in which the Green tail wags the Labor dog.

  George Brandis

  Dog, Jobs, Government

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I am the enemy of anything parochial.

  George Brandis

  Enemy

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I am a very, very strong advocate of the notion that we shouldn't equate the arts with other aspects of infrastructure. They have a unique role in any civilised society and that requires appropriate and targeted government support.

  George Brandis

  Art, Strong, Unique

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• The arts are part of a nation's identity, they are part of a nation's soul and when we look at a country from the eyes of people overseas they are part of a nations branding in the world as it were.

  George Brandis

  Country, Art, Eye

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• The tyranny of distance is such an important element of policy and the allocation of resources.

  George Brandis

  Distance, Important, Elements

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• As a Liberal of course I am very strongly committed to the notion of artistic freedom and very hostile to the idea of there being a single view of cultural policy dictated from on high.

  George Brandis

  Views, Ideas, Artistic

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I think it displayed what the Australia Council does so well, the awarding of artists who at various steps in their career had been encouraged by the Australia Council.

  George Brandis

  Artist, Thinking, Careers

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I think it's very, very important that people outside the capital cities, not just Sydney and Melbourne but also Brisbane Perth Adelaide and so on, have the greatest access to the best cultural experiences they can in both the performing arts and the visual arts.

  George Brandis

  Art, Thinking, Cities

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I think there has only ever been one member of the Federal Parliament from either side found to have been corrupt in the whole history of Australia. I don't think we should create the architecture to solve a problem which barely exists.

  George Brandis

  Thinking, Australia, Sides

  Source: thebriefonline.atavist.com

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• I've spent some time in North and Central Queensland, in fact as recently as yesterday I was in Rockhampton, where the seat of Capricornia is based. I have to tell you that people in Queensland, but particularly regional Queensland, are very concerned about jobs. They are very concerned that the economic future for themselves and their children and their grandchildren should be - should be clear.

  George Brandis

  Jobs, Children, Yesterday

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I don't really know a lot about these 'anti-protest' laws. I'm only vaguely aware of them, but I don't have enough detailed knowledge about them to comment.

  George Brandis

  Law, Enough, Protest

  Source: thebriefonline.atavist.com

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• A 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 Brandis

  Philosophy, Believe, Night

  Source: thebriefonline.atavist.com

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• Michelle Landr is a fabulous member of Parliament. She is a true representative of that community. She's a classic middle-of-the-road Australian who represents the interests of her community with passion and with a lot of common sense.

  George Brandis

  Passion, Common Sense, Community

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

  George Brandis

  Criminals, Crime, Code

  Source: thebriefonline.atavist.com

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• One of the senior Labor frontbenchers from Queensland, Terri Butler, said that she was against the Adani mine. So that is the clearest statement we've had from a person who would be a member of a Shorten government, that if there were to be a Shorten government as far as she's concerned, the Adani mine wouldn't go ahead. People in Rockhampton know that and they're very worried about it.

  George Brandis

  Senior, Government, People

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• I decided few years ago to leave the bar to pursue a career in politics because I wanted to make a contribution in Parliament.

  George Brandis

  Careers, Years, Bars

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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