George Brandis faces embarrassing defeat in Solicitor-General advice row

By Michaela Whitbourn, Heath Aston
Updated October 8 2016 - 1:18am, first published 12:15am
Attorney-General George Brandis has faced calls to resign after Labor accused him of misleading Parliament. Photo: Fairfax Media
Attorney-General George Brandis has faced calls to resign after Labor accused him of misleading Parliament. Photo: Fairfax Media

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.

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