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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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George Brandis
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 22
Australian Senator
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Sydney
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George Henry Brandis
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A dining club which I was involved in at Oxford University invited Sir Isaiah Berlin to dinner, who I believe was probably the greatest liberal philosopher in the 20th century. I sat beside him and we spoke about liberal philosophy and the events of the 20th century all night over dinner - it was unforgettable!
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The great works belong to no one nation, no one cultural tradition even. They are universal.
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I think it displayed what the Australia Council does so well, the awarding of artists who at various steps in their career had been encouraged by the Australia Council.
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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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One of the things about federal politics is that it has been remarkably free of corruption.
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I think it's very, very important that people outside the capital cities, not just Sydney and Melbourne but also Brisbane Perth Adelaide and so on, have the greatest access to the best cultural experiences they can in both the performing arts and the visual arts.
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The [Maicolm] Turnbull government's position on this is perfectly clear. We believe that there should be a plebiscite so that all Australians can have their say, and that is what Australians want.
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There have been 44 constitutional referenda in Australia and only eight have succeeded.
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The Coalition's message of jobs and growth is resonating very, very strongly in North and Central Queensland and one thing they're particularly fearful of is the possibility of a Green-Labor government, a government in which the Green tail wags the Labor dog.
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I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked and to learn basic political skills and techniques.
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I was President of the Queensland Young Liberals in 1981.
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The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
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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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I think the cultural programming on the ABC is one of the glories of the ABC.
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It is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it.
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