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.
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Sep 24
Diet Federalism: Are the territories an afterthought?
Australia’s territories sit at the bottom of the federal pyramid of Australian governments.
Sep 22
Common(wealth) Knowledge #105: 'Bradlow + Bock' duo eye off Senate run
Australia’s first job-sharing electoral candidates will contest the 2025 Senate election.
Sep 15
Common(wealth) Knowledge #104: NSW voters to answer 10 referendums and polls in local elections
Open democracy in New South Wales local government elections.
Sep 11
Diet Federalism: From governed to self-governed
How Australia's territories have developed.
Sep 8
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...
Aug 31
Common(wealth) Knowledge #102: The Territories and Diet Federalism
High Court battle over Northern Territory constitutional rights as Territorians head to polls.
Aug 3
Common(wealth) Knowledge #101: Court upholds damning report by ICAC into Gladys Berejiklian
NSW court upholds validity of ICAC investigation of Gladys Berejiklian.
Jul 11
Common(wealth) Knowledge #100: 100 articles and 104 weeks
Reflecting on 100 days of 6 News' first dedicated law and government coverage.
Jun 29
Common(wealth) Knowledge #99: Bruce Lehrmann and the importance of committal hearings
Sometimes, media attention can be good for the justice system.
May 2
Common(wealth) Knowledge #98: Conflict of interests and part-time politicians
Councillor by day, white-collar worker by night.
Apr 11
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...
Mar 30
Common(wealth) Knowledge #96: Tasmania's radical approach to separation of church and state
The proposal that almost ended government funding for private schools.
Mar 22
Common(wealth) Knowledge #95: Queensland local elections dominated by LNP's Brisbane win
Queensland local government elections might be more important than you think.
Mar 16
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.
Mar 7
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.
Mar 3
Common(wealth) Knowledge #92: The complicated world of local government candidates
Council candidates cannot be neatly divided between party members and independents.
Feb 22
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.
Feb 11
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.
Feb 4
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?
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