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George Brandis Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general

August 16, 2026 — 4:00pm

August 16, 2026 — 4:00pm

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It was predictable that Andrew Bragg’s freewheeling speech to the National Press Club last Wednesday would annoy some of his colleagues. Ranging far beyond his portfolio, Bragg opined on a range of important issues, expressing personal views that had not been adopted by shadow cabinet.

His critics lamented his lack of message discipline – although nothing he said was nearly so off-message as Tony Abbott’s…

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