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Common(wealth) Knowledge #46: Australian law and the best interests of children

Apr 7, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #46: Australian law and the best interests of children

International treaties signed by the Australian government can influence Australian law.

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 #39: Overriding the Human Rights Act and supremacy of Parliament

Feb 25, 2023

Common(wealth) Knowledge #39: Overriding the Human Rights Act and supremacy of Parliament

A look at human rights protections in Australia and the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty.

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 #31: New year, new court

Dec 31, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #31: New year, new court

What we could see in the High Court 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.

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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #26: Child Privacy and Political Communication

Dec 1, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #26: Child Privacy and Political Communication

The implied freedom of political communication revisited in the context of child privacy.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #25: Behind the scenes

Nov 26, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #25: Behind the scenes

A look at how this series is created every single week.

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 #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.

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 #18: Australia and international law - a nuclear history

Oct 8, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #18: Australia and international law - a nuclear history

Why international law means Australia doesn’t have nukes, but other countries do.

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.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #14: Indefinite Detention and the Rule of Law

Sep 17, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #14: Indefinite Detention and the Rule of Law

A look at a new ruling from Australia's High Court.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #11: Conflicts of interest in the government

Sep 3, 2022

Common(wealth) Knowledge #11: Conflicts of interest in the government

Reports have emerged surrounding 3 Labor ministers this week.

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