George Peter Faris (born c. 1942[citation needed]), KC is a retired criminal lawyer, former chief of the NCA, and former conservative media commentator and radio broadcaster in Melbourne, Australia.
Faris' hard-line conservative views found an audience at Melbourne's 3AW radio station in 2006, and he promoted a self-published blog.
He has promoted racial profiling, and campaigned against Wesley Central Mission's attempt to establish a health and rehabilitation centre for heroin addicts.
[3] In 2007 Faris asserted in the media that cocaine use was rife among Melbourne's legal profession, prompting an investigation of him by the Victorian Bar's ethics committee.
In response, Faris announced that he would resign his Victorian Bar membership to practice as independent counsel.