Advice on same-sex marriage plebiscite intensified row between George Brandis and top adviser

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated October 7 2016 - 4:08pm, first published 1:34am
Attorney-General George Brandis consulted former Solicitor-General David Bennett after rejecting advice from Justin Gleeson. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis consulted former Solicitor-General David Bennett after rejecting advice from Justin Gleeson. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson has flatly contradicted claims by George Brandis in Parliament that he consulted him about the change. Photo: Nic Walker
Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson has flatly contradicted claims by George Brandis in Parliament that he consulted him about the change. Photo: Nic Walker

A toxic row between the country's two most senior lawyers escalated after Attorney-General George Brandis rejected advice on the same-sex marriage plebiscite from the government's chief legal adviser and instead sought the opinion of his predecessor in the Howard government.

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