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Oct 14

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #106: UK hands over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, retains control over military base

UK secures military base in Indian Ocean for 99 years amidst sovereignty negotiations.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #105: 'Bradlow + Bock' duo eye off Senate run

Sep 22

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #105: 'Bradlow + Bock' duo eye off Senate run

Australia’s first job-sharing electoral candidates will contest the 2025 Senate election.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #104: NSW voters to answer 10 referendums and polls in local elections

Sep 15

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #104: NSW voters to answer 10 referendums and polls in local elections

Open democracy in New South Wales local government elections.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #103: The rise of Local Governments

Sep 8

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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...

Common(wealth) Knowledge #102: The Territories and Diet Federalism

Aug 31

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #102: The Territories and Diet Federalism

High Court battle over Northern Territory constitutional rights as Territorians head to polls.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #101: Court upholds damning report by ICAC into Gladys Berejiklian

Aug 3

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #101: Court upholds damning report by ICAC into Gladys Berejiklian

NSW court upholds validity of ICAC investigation of Gladys Berejiklian.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #100: 100 articles and 104 weeks

Jul 11

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #100: 100 articles and 104 weeks

Reflecting on 100 days of 6 News' first dedicated law and government coverage.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #99: Bruce Lehrmann and the importance of committal hearings

Jun 29

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #99: Bruce Lehrmann and the importance of committal hearings

Sometimes, media attention can be good for the justice system.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #98: Conflict of interests and part-time politicians

May 2

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #98: Conflict of interests and part-time politicians

Councillor by day, white-collar worker by night.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #97: Organising Australian Public Holidays

Apr 11

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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...

Common(wealth) Knowledge #96: Tasmania's radical approach to separation of church and state

Mar 30

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #96: Tasmania's radical approach to separation of church and state

The proposal that almost ended government funding for private schools.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #95: Queensland local elections dominated by LNP's Brisbane win

Mar 22

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #95: Queensland local elections dominated by LNP's Brisbane win

Queensland local government elections might be more important than you think.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #94: Samantha Murphy murder case to proceed with trial by jury

Mar 16

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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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #93: Police drop charges against former NZYQ detainee

Mar 7

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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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #92: The complicated world of local government candidates

Mar 3

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Common(wealth) Knowledge #92: The complicated world of local government candidates

Council candidates cannot be neatly divided between party members and independents.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #91: Australia pressures US to drop Assange's charges

Feb 22

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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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #90: Australia to formally abandon COAG, make First Ministers' Council permanent

Feb 11

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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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #89: King Charles I and why the monarch doesn't have a driver's licence

Feb 4

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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?

Common(wealth) Knowledge #88: International outrage at Alabama's use of 'death by asphyxiation'

Jan 28

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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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #87: NT and Queensland elections to determine treaty paths

Jan 20

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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.