Malcolm Turnbull drawn into row over Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated October 17 2016 - 4:18pm, first published 12:00am
Malcolm Turnbull has been asked for his assurance the Solicitor-General advised on a controversial terror bill. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Malcolm Turnbull has been asked for his assurance the Solicitor-General advised on a controversial terror bill. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis fronts the Senate inquiry on Friday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis fronts the Senate inquiry on Friday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been drawn into a deepening row between the country's two most senior lawyers after he was asked to confirm the government's chief legal adviser ticked off on a controversial bill allowing terrorists to be held in jail beyond their sentence.

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