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May 2, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #98: Conflict of interests and part-time politicians
Councillor by day, white-collar worker by night.
Apr 11, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #97: Organising Australian Public Holidays
Not all public holidays are created equal. Easter is one of the four biggest holidays in Australia. Although all states and territories...
Mar 30, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #96: Tasmania's radical approach to separation of church and state
The proposal that almost ended government funding for private schools.
Mar 22, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #95: Queensland local elections dominated by LNP's Brisbane win
Queensland local government elections might be more important than you think.
Mar 16, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #94: Samantha Murphy murder case to proceed with trial by jury
Patrick Stephenson will face a jury trial over the alleged murder of Samantha Murphy.
Mar 7, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #93: Police drop charges against former NZYQ detainee
The basis for police charging a former migration detainee with sexual assault was racial profiling.
Mar 3, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #92: The complicated world of local government candidates
Council candidates cannot be neatly divided between party members and independents.
Feb 22, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #91: Australia pressures US to drop Assange's charges
1 week before Assange’s extradition trial, the House of Reps voted to free him and return him home.
Feb 11, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #90: Australia to formally abandon COAG, make First Ministers' Council permanent
Legislation before the Senate to formally abolish all legislative references to COAG.
Feb 4, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #89: King Charles I and why the monarch doesn't have a driver's licence
January 27th marked the anniversary of King Charles I’s execution. But was the UK’s first and only republican government even lawful?
Feb 3, 2024
Clickbaiting Youth Crime
In covering youth crime rates, Australian media have forgot the talk about how the system deals with children aged 10-14.
Jan 28, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #88: International outrage at Alabama's use of 'death by asphyxiation'
International outrage demonstrates the effect that the death penalty can have on foreign relations.
Jan 20, 2024
Common(wealth) Knowledge #87: NT and Queensland elections to determine treaty paths
With the failure of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, other Australian governments are working out where to go next.
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.
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