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The ongoing stoush between George Brandis and Justin Gleeson has reached boiling point, with the Solicitor-General tendering his resignation Justin Gleeson resigns, tosses final grenade at Brandis
Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson has resigned from office, claiming his relationship with Attorney-General George Brandis is "irretrievably broken"
Key points:
- Spat with Brandis sparked by Gleeson's claim he was not consulted on laws
- Gleeson rejects "each and every attack and insinuation" made by government ministers
- Brandis says Gleeson's resignation is the "proper course of action"
Mr Gleeson tendered his resignation on Monday after a high-profile spat with the Attorney-General that played out before a senate inquiry earlier this month.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Mr Gleeson was an "honourable man" who had been pushed out of office by the Government.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Mr Gleeson was an honourable man who was pushed out of office by a dishonourable government.
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"It's imperative that we have somebody of absolute integrity, it's imperative that we have somebody who is not afraid to give advice which will be potentially distasteful to the government of the day," he said.
"We had that person in Justin Gleeson.
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