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High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

Judges should avoid public controversy. A recent speech by the High Court’s Justice Robert Beech-Jones appeared to breach that rule.

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WA Today

George Brandis

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

Judges should avoid public controversy. A recent speech by the High Court’s Justice Robert Beech-Jones appeared to breach that rule.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

Judges should avoid public controversy. A recent speech by the High Court’s Justice Robert Beech-Jones appeared to breach that rule.

previous day 20

The Age

George Brandis

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

High Court judges should not air disagreements in public

Judges should avoid public controversy. A recent speech by the High Court’s Justice Robert Beech-Jones appeared to breach that rule.

previous day 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

Tony Abbott and Jim Chalmers, an unlikely pair of saviours for the Liberal Party

Tony Abbott, the most effective opposition politician Australia has ever seen, is about to become Liberal Party president. Labor’s Jim Chalmers is...

24.05.2026 20

WA Today

George Brandis

Tony Abbott and Jim Chalmers, an unlikely pair of saviours for the Liberal Party

Tony Abbott, the most effective opposition politician Australia has ever seen, is about to become Liberal Party president. Labor’s Jim Chalmers is...

24.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

Tony Abbott and Jim Chalmers, an unlikely pair of saviours for the Liberal Party

Tony Abbott, the most effective opposition politician Australia has ever seen, is about to become Liberal Party president. Labor’s Jim Chalmers is...

24.05.2026 10

The Age

George Brandis

Tony Abbott and Jim Chalmers, an unlikely pair of saviours for the Liberal Party

Tony Abbott, the most effective opposition politician Australia has ever seen, is about to become Liberal Party president. Labor’s Jim Chalmers is...

24.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

WA Today

George Brandis

The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

The Age

George Brandis

The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

This week, Pauline Hanson and Nigel Farage are the only winners

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

This week, Pauline Hanson and Nigel Farage are the only winners

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

WA Today

George Brandis

This week, Pauline Hanson and Nigel Farage are the only winners

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

The Age

George Brandis

This week, Pauline Hanson and Nigel Farage are the only winners

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

10.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

For King Charles, this could be his greatest challenge

Relations between Britain and the US have plunged to a 70-year low. A successful royal visit could change that.

26.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

For King Charles, this could be his greatest challenge

Relations between Britain and the US have plunged to a 70-year low. A successful royal visit could change that.

26.04.2026 20

The Age

George Brandis

For King Charles, this could be his greatest challenge

Relations between Britain and the US have plunged to a 70-year low. A successful royal visit could change that.

26.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

For King Charles, this could be his greatest challenge

Relations between Britain and the US have plunged to a 70-year low. A successful royal visit could change that.

26.04.2026 20

WA Today

George Brandis

Trump’s war releases divisions that could tear his MAGA world apart

Establishment Republicans have always loathed Donald Trump. More significant is the fracture of his MAGA base.

12.04.2026 30

WA Today

George Brandis

Trump’s war releases divisions that could tear his MAGA world apart

Establishment Republicans have always loathed Donald Trump. More significant is the fracture of his MAGA base.

12.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

Trump’s war releases divisions that could tear his MAGA world apart

Establishment Republicans have always loathed Donald Trump. More significant is the fracture of his MAGA base.

12.04.2026 30

The Age

George Brandis

Trump’s war releases divisions that could tear his MAGA world apart

Establishment Republicans have always loathed Donald Trump. More significant is the fracture of his MAGA base.

12.04.2026 30

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

Can poetry help our politics? There was a time in Australia when it did

John Curtin and his political nemesis Robert Menzies were united by their love of poetry. In fact, many great Australian leaders were drawn to verse...

05.04.2026 30

WA Today

George Brandis

Can poetry help our politics? There was a time in Australia when it did

John Curtin and his political nemesis Robert Menzies were united by their love of poetry. In fact, many great Australian leaders were drawn to verse...

05.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

Can poetry help our politics? There was a time in Australia when it did

John Curtin and his political nemesis Robert Menzies were united by their love of poetry. In fact, many great Australian leaders were drawn to verse...

05.04.2026 20

The Age

George Brandis

Can poetry help our politics? There was a time in Australia when it did

John Curtin and his political nemesis Robert Menzies were united by their love of poetry. In fact, many great Australian leaders were drawn to verse...

05.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

Trump’s candour exposes his foolery – and Netanyahu, like Putin, plays him for a sucker

“We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran’s retaliatory strikes. If he was, his advisers weren’t – and they did warn him.

29.03.2026 30

WA Today

George Brandis

Trump’s candour exposes his foolery – and Netanyahu, like Putin, plays him for a sucker

“We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran’s retaliatory strikes. If he was, his advisers weren’t – and they did warn him.

29.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

Trump’s candour exposes his foolery – and Netanyahu, like Putin, plays him for a sucker

“We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran’s retaliatory strikes. If he was, his advisers weren’t – and they did warn him.

29.03.2026 30

The Age

George Brandis

Trump’s candour exposes his foolery – and Netanyahu, like Putin, plays him for a sucker

“We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran’s retaliatory strikes. If he was, his advisers weren’t – and they did warn him.

29.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

The Matt Canavan I know is an intellectual with ‘raw political talent’

The new Nationals’ leader is a policy wonk, who spends his Canberra evenings at home reading economic reports.

15.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

The Matt Canavan I know is an intellectual with ‘raw political talent’

The new Nationals’ leader is a policy wonk, who spends his Canberra evenings at home reading economic reports.

15.03.2026 40

WA Today

George Brandis

The Matt Canavan I know is an intellectual with ‘raw political talent’

The new Nationals’ leader is a policy wonk, who spends his Canberra evenings at home reading economic reports.

15.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

The Matt Canavan I know is an intellectual with ‘raw political talent’

The new Nationals’ leader is a policy wonk, who spends his Canberra evenings at home reading economic reports.

15.03.2026 30

The Age

George Brandis

O Canada, O Albanese: This middle power roars as Australia’s exemplar

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who visits Australia this week, dares to project his nation as an important player in global politics. Australia must do...

01.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

O Canada, O Albanese: This middle power roars as Australia’s exemplar

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who visits Australia this week, dares to project his nation as an important player in global politics. Australia must do...

01.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

O Canada, O Albanese: This middle power roars as Australia’s exemplar

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who visits Australia this week, dares to project his nation as an important player in global politics. Australia must do...

01.03.2026 30

The Age

George Brandis

O Canada, O Albanese: This middle power roars as Australia’s exemplar

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who visits Australia this week, dares to project his nation as an important player in global politics. Australia must do...

01.03.2026 40

WA Today

George Brandis

Liberals beware: voting One Nation often leads to Labor governments

The way to deal with One Nation is not to chase it in a race to the political bottom. You’ll never out-Pauline Pauline, and it is a fool’s errand...

15.02.2026 70

The Age

George Brandis

Liberals beware: voting One Nation often leads to Labor governments

The way to deal with One Nation is not to chase it in a race to the political bottom. You’ll never out-Pauline Pauline, and it is a fool’s errand...

15.02.2026 30

WA Today

George Brandis

Liberals beware: voting One Nation often leads to Labor governments

The way to deal with One Nation is not to chase it in a race to the political bottom. You’ll never out-Pauline Pauline, and it is a fool’s errand...

15.02.2026 1500

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

Liberals beware: voting One Nation often leads to Labor governments

The way to deal with One Nation is not to chase it in a race to the political bottom. You’ll never out-Pauline Pauline, and it is a fool’s errand...

15.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

One party faces an existential threat … but it’s not the Liberals

To understand the Coalition split, it is necessary to appreciate the extent to which the National Party now feels threatened in its own backyard.

01.02.2026 20

WA Today

George Brandis

One party faces an existential threat … but it’s not the Liberals

To understand the Coalition split, it is necessary to appreciate the extent to which the National Party now feels threatened in its own backyard.

01.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

One party faces an existential threat … but it’s not the Liberals

To understand the Coalition split, it is necessary to appreciate the extent to which the National Party now feels threatened in its own backyard.

01.02.2026 30

The Age

George Brandis

One party faces an existential threat … but it’s not the Liberals

To understand the Coalition split, it is necessary to appreciate the extent to which the National Party now feels threatened in its own backyard.

01.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

Westminster woes deepen for UK Labour. Sussan Ley should take note

UK politics is fracturing left, right and centre with febrile speculation about an imminent challenge to the PM Keir Starmer.

18.01.2026 30

WA Today

George Brandis

Westminster woes deepen for UK Labour. Sussan Ley should take note

UK politics is fracturing left, right and centre with febrile speculation about an imminent challenge to the PM Keir Starmer.

18.01.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis