Podcasts about attorney general george brandis

Darryl OBryan and the Battler discuss his work with Senator in Exile Rod Culleton. He tells us how he started studying our Commonwealth of Australia Constitution, his thoughts about Rod, and the day Rod challenged  then Attorney-General George Brandis in Parliament to explain why the High Court is acting unlawfully and against the Constitution. Darryl then goes on to tell us what happened after that.Support the show (https://www.cirnow.com.au/donate/)

Emma Alberici speaks to Attorney-General George Brandis about the historic passage of a same-sex marriage bill through the Senate and the latest scandal engulfing Labor Senator Sam Dastyari.

Emma Alberici speaks to Attorney-General George Brandis about the historic passage of a same-sex marriage bill through the Senate and the latest scandal engulfing Labor Senator Sam Dastyari.

Pauline Hanson wore a burqa into parliament last week, and Attorney-General George Brandis slapped her down, which saw a standing ovation from The Greens and The Labor Party. Sarah Hanson-Young had some things to say to Pauline Hanson on Channel 7's Sunrise, including blaming Pauline for potentially threatening the national security of the country. And the Same Sex Marriage debate is still dominating media coverage, we give our latest thoughts. EDIT: There was an audio clip that was left over from the previous episode that has now been removed :-)

In the wake of recent terror attacks, Attorney General George Brandis wants even tougher laws enabling police access to encrypted communications.

In this episode I’m joined by Matt as we discuss Sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and try and work out why it’s such a hot topic. Stuff that we discussed: The Jewish community weren’t too happy when Attorney-General George Brandis announced he would repeal S18C as a 2013 election promise. It […]

Earlier this week, footage aired of Attorney-General George Brandis speculating that Queensland's Liberal National Party might demerge. But Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says this won't happen. “It's not going to happen. You know why? Because the people who make that decision is not George, or myself or anybody else, it's the membership and the membership would have to decide they want to do it and I haven't heard any big swathes of members having meetings saying that want to demerge.” Joyce tells Michelle Grattan the Nationals need to differentiate themselves from the Liberals. “I think people clearly understand there's a difference between the National Party and the Liberal Party. They recognise the qualities in both. If there wasn't a reason to differentiate then you would amalgamate. So I'm very - always have been - parochially National. "When I first came into politics back in 2005 and we got down to 12 members and senators I think, there was always this ‘oh we should just fold this show up' and I fought as hard as I could with others to make sure that didn't happen,” Joyce says. Acknowledging the threat posed by One Nation, Joyce puts that party's success into the context of a global wave of right-wing populism. “In those messages are things that matter to people - are messages that matter, that resonate. People wouldn't just change [their vote] because they got a giggle. They change because they get a message and go ‘yep, that's all I needed to know and that's enough for me to change my vote'. And that's what's happening now and we've got to compete in that space.” Joyce also has a reality-check for his colleagues pushing for changes to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. “There's a set of people who are more intensely involved in politics and they might be concerned - but if you think I go past the guys working on the road and as I say ‘g'day' to them and ask them how's the job going [that] they'd say ‘I really want to talk to you about 18C' - no they don't. "They are interested in the things they can touch. They do not occupy themselves in the deeper philosophical thoughts. "What we've got to be really careful of is once you leave the party room meeting - whether it's here or whether it's your branch meeting back in the country - don't think that's the issue that's going to get across to people in the pub on a Friday night.” Music credit: “What tomorrow brings”, by Ketsa on the Free Music Archive

A contentious move by Attorney-General George Brandis to restrict access to legal advice from the solicitor-general is continuing to raise controversy and questions about its legal validity. Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus tells Michelle Grattan that he sees this as “the most extraordinary power grab by the Attorney-General in the history of the office”. “We already know that he's held up requests. Why? I can't say, but the deputy secretary of the department giving evidence to the Senate committee last week said that one of the requests had taken 10 days. "Now very often it's urgent that you get legal advice. It's never before been the position that secretaries of commonwealth departments, other ministers, the prime minister, the governor-general have been told that the written consent of the attorney-general is necessary before they get the advice of the solicitor-general,” he says. The solicitor-general has to be the primary source of advice on the most important matters of the government, Dreyfus says. “I'm not for a moment suggesting that in a complex, large government with 168,000 Australian public servants that every single legal question that the government comes into contact with has to go to the solicitor-general. Clearly that at a practical level couldn't be the case but matters like the plebiscite bill, which the parliament is now dealing with, or the prorogation of parliament that occurred earlier this year or the citizenship bill - they are matters that the government should go to the solicitor-general [with] first.” On the question of whether Labor should stick with its planned policy of enforcing a binding vote on marriage equality after the next election, Dreyfus says he thinks it is a “human rights matter”. “That's my own view and I argued in favour and voted in favour of the binding vote and that would remain my position…and lets see if it's the position that would give difficulty because by the time of the next Labor conference, this matter may well have been dealt with in the parliament.” Music credit: “Storytime” by Dlay on the Free Music Archive

Prime Minister Tony Abbott rallies the troops. Attorney-General George Brandis explains how the internet works. And Employment Minister Eric Abetz provides scientific and moral guidance.In this episode of The 9pm Edict you'll hear how Australia's favourite Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis QC, turned a routine TV interview into a train wreck, leading to me calling him incompetent; Brandis' wig-based adventure; and much more.We award elephant stamps for special thinking to NSW treasurer Andrew Constance, US congressman Curt Clawson, and the Republican Party generally.And we discuss Victoria's proposed laws, Nazis, Godwin's Law, and my blog post from 2007, Stay alert, ye nameless, toiling animals.Episode notes and full credits are at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00027/

In episode eleven, live from country superstar Reba McEntire’s 59th birthday party, Peter and Bec talk podcast adultery, the Real Housewives of Melbourne, Toowoomba and St George and drop some totally fat beats in order to racially vilify Attorney-General George Brandis. As promised, Peter and Bec explain it all when it comes to Melissa Joan Hart’s autobiography and Bec’s MJH knowledge is put to the test in the new game ‘Melissa or Malala?’. In Movie Club, is cult teen slasher flick ‘Scream’ (1996) really a feminist text or is this podcast drunk at the wheel? Plus: News Minute, Sports, MICF recommendations, random ‘Felicity’ theories nobody ever asked for, buffet tips and much, much less.