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Jan 19
Common(wealth) Knowledge #112: The Middle East and judicial impartiality
Avoiding political bias in judicial decision-making.

Dec 29, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #110: Predictions for 2025
A look at political and legal issues in 2025 in the new year.

Dec 23, 2024
Diet Federalism: Territory Senators - The Sequel
The High Court offers some clarity on whether it can 'unelect' Senators.

Dec 21, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #109: Cases We Missed - 2024 Edition
It's the end of 2024, which means it's time for another ‘High Court cases we missed’ edition of Common(wealth) Knowledge.

Dec 1, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #108: Pauline Hanson and free speech in Australia
The shift away from freedom of speech will be problematic for Pauline Hanson in her discrimination case.

Nov 9, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #107: Trump to be the first US president with felony convictions
It is harder to remove an American president from office than an Australian prime minister.

Sep 15, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #104: NSW voters to answer 10 referendums and polls in local elections
Open democracy in New South Wales local government elections.

Sep 8, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #103: The rise of Local Governments
How a patchwork of municipalities became the third tier of government. Local governments are often taken for granted in Australia. It’s...

Aug 31, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #102: The Territories and Diet Federalism
High Court battle over Northern Territory constitutional rights as Territorians head to polls.


Aug 3, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #101: Court upholds damning report by ICAC into Gladys Berejiklian
NSW court upholds validity of ICAC investigation of Gladys Berejiklian.


Jan 13, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #86: Genocide under international law
As the Israel genocide case continues, it is important to consider the differences between the definitions of genocide.

Jan 7, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #85: Westralia - the country that almost was
Australia’ less violent and more successful secession movement.

Dec 31, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #84: Reflections and predictions - 2023 edition
Some of the most topical legal issues going into 2024.

Dec 23, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #83: Cases we missed in 2023
Wrapping up the year that was in law and government coverage on 6 News.

Dec 16, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #82: NSW anti-protest laws overturned by Knitting Nannas
Climate change protesters claim another win against government protest crackdowns.

Dec 10, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #81: Bringing lawsuits against the government
Senator Linda Reynolds’ case against the ACT DPP decreases governmental immunity.

Dec 3, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #80: Albanese not the first PM to suffer in polls after a failed referendum
Labor has lost support following the Voice referendum defeat.

Nov 26, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #79: Racial discrimination laws to protect Australian Jews and Palestinians
How racial discrimination laws protect Jews and Palestinians in Australia.

Nov 19, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #78: Government overhauls indefinite detention after High Court ruling
A second High Court migration case in as many weeks sends the government back to the drawing board.

Nov 12, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #77: World War I and Australian independence
The Treaty of Versailles was Australia's first independent venture in foreign affairs.
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