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LATEST NEWS

Nov 6, 2023
Charges against NRL players dropped amid perjury claims
Police Sergeant David Power has admitted to giving incorrect evidence to an ACT court.

Nov 4, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #76: High Court farewells its first female Chief Justice
Final High Court judgments involving Chief Justice Susan Kiefel have been handed down.

Oct 29, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #75: Can international law provide a solution to the Voice?
Debate over creating an Indigenous body to make representations to the government has led some to consider international treaties instead.

Oct 22, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #74: High Court overturns Victorian tax on electric vehicles
The High Court paves the way for a federal fuel excise for electric vehicles.

Oct 14, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #73: Australia's referendum system makes change hard
The double majority required for a referendum means the Yes campaign faces an uphill battle.

Oct 13, 2023
EXPLAINED: New Zealand elections and Māori seats
Comparisons drawn to the proposed Voice to Parliament as both campaigns draw to a close.

Oct 10, 2023
The Uluru Statement and Treaty of Waitangi: Foreign influences on the Voice
The relationship between New Zealand and its Māori people could inspire how the Indigenous Voice to Parliament operates.


Oct 7, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #72: The Voice, Treaties and the assumption of Sovereignty
Without the involvement of international law, the question of Australian sovereignty cannot be challenged.

Sep 30, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #71: Queensland and federal governments to overhaul privacy legislation
The Queensland and Commonwealth governments are set to introduce changes to privacy laws with wildly different consequences.

Sep 17, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #69: The 'race power' redefined
Why Australian legislation can be used to affect a particular race.

Jun 15, 2023
EXPLAINED: Anti-Nazi legislation and 'reasonable' racial vilification
Parliament intends to create an objective standard to determine whether a person is a victim of vilification by Nazis or the Islamic State.

Feb 18, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #38: Unions 3, New South Wales 0
A revisit of the definition of protected speech in Australia.
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