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Common(wealth) Knowledge #115: 'Job-sharing' Senate hopefuls defeated by South African dual citizenship
‘Job-sharing’ Senate candidates face unexpected end to election bid.
1 day ago

Diet Federalism: A constitutional right to ignore the rule of law?
Since 1915, the territories have been denied the constitutional right to trial by jury.
Oct 9, 2024

Diet Federalism: Are the territories an afterthought?
Australia’s territories sit at the bottom of the federal pyramid of Australian governments.
Sep 24, 2024

Diet Federalism: From governed to self-governed
How Australia's territories have developed.
Sep 11, 2024

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 29, 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 22, 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 14, 2023

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

Common(wealth) Knowledge #66: Another year, another High Court appointment
Justice Beech-Jones will be the 4th judge appointed in as many years.
Aug 27, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #64(20): Greens cannabis bill to rely on intellectual property law
The Greens have introduced a bill to legalise cannabis in the second week of federal parliament's sitting this financial year.
Aug 12, 2023

Victorian Greens seek to amend constitution to prevent thermal coal mining
The hurdles for amending a state constitution make a Greens bill, introduced in May, unlikely to pass.
Jul 23, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #58: New Russian Embassy plans cancelled by federal government
The High Court has rejected a Russian challenge to a ban on their new embassy.
Jul 2, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #55: Report into Esther Foundation finds $4 million grant 'likely unlawful'
A $4 million grant given to a rehab facility by the Commonwealth government in 2019 likely lacked legal authority.
Jun 10, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #52: Federalism and the Healthcare Crisis
How much can the Commonwealth government help the healthcare crisis?
May 20, 2023

The Franklin Dam controversy: When politics meets the law
How Australia’s treaty obligations can change Australian law.
Apr 14, 2023

EXPLAINED: Kansas bans trans athletes from girls’ and women's sports, overriding governor's veto
The controversial law enforces biological gender categories in school sports.
Apr 11, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #45: Referendum, plebiscite or postal survey?
The latest on the upcoming Voice to Parliament vote.
Apr 5, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #44: Labor won't form majority - so what is a confidence-and-supply deal?
1 week on from the NSW state election.
Apr 1, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #42: Why Australia can't ban political parties
More than 8 decades on from Menzies first attempting to ban the Communist Party of Australia.
Mar 19, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #34: Why Edmund Barton shouldn't be forgettable
We take a look at why Edmund Barton was one of Australia’s most important Prime Ministers.
Jan 22, 2023
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