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Common(wealth) Knowledge #37: The right to protest versus public health

Feb 11, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #37: The right to protest versus public health

What a new judgment from a Victorian court means.

Musical chairs in parliament: Does Lidia Thorpe's senate seat belong to her or The Greens?

Feb 9, 2023

Musical chairs in parliament: Does Lidia Thorpe's senate seat belong to her or The Greens?

The now-independent will be in the senate until her term expires in 2028.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #35: A public healthcare debate 80 years in the making

Jan 28, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #35: A public healthcare debate 80 years in the making

Today, Australians take government-subsidised healthcare for granted - but that was not always the case.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #34: Why Edmund Barton shouldn't be forgettable

Jan 22, 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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #33: Papua New Guinea and Australian federalism

Jan 14, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #33: Papua New Guinea and Australian federalism

A look at how Papua New Guinea has influenced the development of Australian law.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #32: A House divided

Jan 7, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #32: A House divided

Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker after 15 different ballots.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #30: Constitutional issues in the New Year

Dec 24, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #30: Constitutional issues in the New Year

The major issues we'll be seeing in 2023.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #29: Cases we missed

Dec 17, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #29: Cases we missed

Wrapping up a big year in constitutional law.

Morrison's ministries and the constitution - plus what could a 'No' Voice campaign look like?

Dec 15, 2022

Morrison's ministries and the constitution - plus what could a 'No' Voice campaign look like?

The Nationals are the only major party to come out against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #28: Immigration Detention in the 1990s

Dec 10, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #28: Immigration Detention in the 1990s

3 decades on from a major constitutional law case.

Will the Voice to Parliament be a 'racial divide' in Australia?

Dec 9, 2022

Will the Voice to Parliament be a 'racial divide' in Australia?

A look at claims about the Voice ahead of the upcoming referendum.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?

Dec 3, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?

Fact-checking a claim that political parties are illegal under Australia's constitution.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #24: Trade deals with China

Nov 19, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #24: Trade deals with China

Anthony Albanese this week met with Xi Jinping.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #23: Can the Governor-General dismiss Prime Ministers?

Nov 12, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #23: Can the Governor-General dismiss Prime Ministers?

47 years on from the 1975 constitutional crisis, a look at what the Whitlam Dismissal can tell us about constitutional conventions.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #22: Brazil and the democratic transition of power

Nov 5, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #22: Brazil and the democratic transition of power

How different democracies handle a change in government after an election.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #21: The Constitution and corflutes

Oct 29, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #21: The Constitution and corflutes

A look at how the Australian Constitution protects political advertising.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #20: National security vs natural justice

Oct 22, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #20: National security vs natural justice

What national security can teach us about administrative law.

Bob Katter 'confesses he refuses to pledge allegiance to the Queen' in interview with The Chaser

Oct 18, 2022

Bob Katter 'confesses he refuses to pledge allegiance to the Queen' in interview with The Chaser

If the claim is true, it could mean a breach of the Australian Constitution.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #19: A new era for the High Court

Oct 15, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #19: A new era for the High Court

Australia will become the first common law country with a majority female bench.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #17: African court rules cannabis criminalisation for kids unconstitutional

Oct 6, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #17: African court rules cannabis criminalisation for kids unconstitutional

The ruling from the Constitutional Court of South Africa was unanimous.

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