Malcolm Turnbull rejected sex discrimination commissioner choice, excluded Gillian Triggs

By Fergus Hunter
Updated February 9 2016 - 2:08pm, first published 2:01pm
Attorney-General George Brandis and Australian Human Rights Commission President Professor Gillian Triggs during the estimates hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis and Australian Human Rights Commission President Professor Gillian Triggs during the estimates hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis and Australian Human Rights Commission President Professor Gillian Triggs during an estimates hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Attorney-General George Brandis and Australian Human Rights Commission President Professor Gillian Triggs during an estimates hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen