Tag: George Brandis

In the photo of George Brandis's first audience with the Queen as Australia's new High Commissioner to the UK, it's what's on the dresser that has Royal watchers flapping...

Senator George Brandis set to become Australia’s new high commissioner to the United Kingdom following a ministerial reshuffle by Malcolm Turnbull.

The prime minister confirmed today that Islamic State recruits who are looking to return to Australia after fighting abroad will be "arrested, prosecuted and jailed". Could returning IS fighters assist with youth deradicalisation in Australia?

Voters flood Attorney-General George Brandis's iPhone with messages and data using a common iMessage feature.

Tim Wilson was allegedly promised Professor Gillian Triggs' job as President of the Human Rights Commission, writes Tess Lawrence.

The shadow attorney-general has requested a police investigation into whether the attorney-general’s office made a corrupt attempt to induce Gillian Higgs to quit the Human Rights Commission.

David Hicks shouts down George Brandis about the torture he received at Guantanamo Bay, claiming the government at the time was fully aware of what happened to him

On the day Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced new metadata retention legislation, leaked Coalition document says opponents will label it an ‘Internet tax’.

Controversial new Australian counter-terrorism legislation, including new offence of ‘advocating terrorism’, is a step closer to becoming law.

After Britain upgraded its terror alert to severe earlier this week, Australians are waiting to see if the Federal Government will follow suite.

Illegal downloading of films is a form of theft and new measures to cut the rate of online piracy need to be implemented, according to Australia's attorney-general.

The Government has defended raids by ASIO ahead on an international hearing on an oil and gas treaty with East Timor.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | The Opposition have called on the Rudd government to withdraw advertisements regarding reforms to their asylum seeker policy, which were paid for with public funds.