George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Farrell, you are adorable! You are very, very popular on this side, but I am particularly grateful to you for this question today! It does happen to be the case, Senator Farrell, that on this issue I agree with Mr Dreyfus, although I do not agree with his hypocrisy in attacking me in a press release for taking precisely the same course that he said to Professor Appleby in her recently published book that he did and would do again.

As Mr Dreyfus went on to observe:

Because, despite the fact that I say the Solicitor-General has got higher status, she or he is still …