The Sydney Morning Herald | Brandis faces embarrassing defeat in Solicitor-General advice row The Sydney Morning Herald Attorney-General George Brandis is facing an embarrassing defeat as Labor and the crossbench unite to block a controversial move by him to restrict access by his colleagues to the government's chief legal adviser. Senator Brandis is locked in an ... Dreyfus shows Labor is intent on playing the man, not the ball Attorney-General George Brandis accused of rejecting advice by Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson Labor urges Senate to disallow George Brandis's veto over legal advice requests |