Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson resigns over George Brandis dispute

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated October 25 2016 - 2:13am, first published October 24 2016 - 8:46pm
Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson. Photo: Andrew Meares
Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson. Photo: Andrew Meares

The man at the centre of an ugly dispute with Attorney-General George Brandis has resigned his post as the government's chief legal adviser, saying their relationship is "irretrievably broken".