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Diet Federalism: A constitutional right to ignore the rule of law?

Oct 9

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.

Diet Federalism: Are the territories an afterthought?

Sep 24

Diet Federalism: Are the territories an afterthought?

Australia’s territories sit at the bottom of the federal pyramid of Australian governments.

Diet Federalism: From governed to self-governed

Sep 11

Diet Federalism: From governed to self-governed

How Australia's territories have developed.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #75: Can international law provide a solution to the Voice?

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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #74: High Court overturns Victorian tax on electric vehicles

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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #73: Australia's referendum system makes change hard

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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #69: The 'race power' redefined

Sep 17, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #69: The 'race power' redefined

Why Australian legislation can be used to affect a particular race.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #66: Another year, another High Court appointment

Aug 27, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #66: Another year, another High Court appointment

Justice Beech-Jones will be the 4th judge appointed in as many years.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #64(20): Greens cannabis bill to rely on intellectual property law

Aug 12, 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.

Victorian Greens seek to amend constitution to prevent thermal coal mining

Jul 24, 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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #58: New Russian Embassy plans cancelled by federal government

Jul 2, 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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #55: Report into Esther Foundation finds $4 million grant 'likely unlawful'

Jun 10, 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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #52: Federalism and the Healthcare Crisis

May 20, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #52: Federalism and the Healthcare Crisis

How much can the Commonwealth government help the healthcare crisis?

Common(wealth) Knowledge #47: The Statute of Westminster

Apr 15, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #47: The Statute of Westminster

The history of how Australia achieved true independence from the U.K.

The Franklin Dam controversy: When politics meets the law

Apr 14, 2023

The Franklin Dam controversy: When politics meets the law

How Australia’s treaty obligations can change Australian law.

EXPLAINED: Kansas bans trans athletes from girls’ and women's sports, overriding governor's veto

Apr 11, 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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #45: Referendum, plebiscite or postal survey?

Apr 5, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #45: Referendum, plebiscite or postal survey?

The latest on the upcoming Voice to Parliament vote.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #44: Labor won't form majority - so what is a confidence-and-supply deal?

Apr 1, 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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #42: Why Australia can't ban political parties

Mar 19, 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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #40: An independent Prime Minister - once in a teal moon

Mar 4, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #40: An independent Prime Minister - once in a teal moon

A look at whether it is possible for an independent to become the Prime Minister of Australia.

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