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The political bug first bit me was Malcolm Fraser's resignation from the Gorton Government.
George Brandis
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George Brandis
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 22
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George Henry Brandis
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Capricornia there is a particular regional particularity and that is the Adani mine. We know that Adani, the massive Indian coal company, wants to develop the Carmichael mine... And people in Rockhampton know that and they know that the Greens are doing everything they possibly can to prevent the development of the Adani mine.
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Capricornia is one of the most marginal seats in the country. So naturally the electoral battle is fought in the marginal seats.
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The thing about Dickens is you either love him or you hate him and I fell in love with Dickens, I fell in love with his prose style and I decided that I wanted to read the whole Dickens verve during the course of my life.
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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.
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I was interested in politics since the age of 14.
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I think it's important to have a blend just as we need to have by the way a mix of different opera companies and different arts companies.
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