Clickbaiting Youth Crime
In covering youth crime rates, Australian media have forgot the talk about how the system deals with children aged 10-14.
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Jan 28
Common(wealth) Knowledge #88: International outrage at Alabama's use of 'death by asphyxiation'
International outrage demonstrates the effect that the death penalty can have on foreign relations.
Jan 20
Common(wealth) Knowledge #87: NT and Queensland elections to determine treaty paths
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Jan 13
Common(wealth) Knowledge #86: Genocide under international law
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Jan 7
Common(wealth) Knowledge #85: Westralia - the country that almost was
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Dec 31, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #84: Reflections and predictions - 2023 edition
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Dec 23, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #83: Cases we missed in 2023
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Dec 16, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #82: NSW anti-protest laws overturned by Knitting Nannas
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Dec 10, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #81: Bringing lawsuits against the government
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Dec 3, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #80: Albanese not the first PM to suffer in polls after a failed referendum
Labor has lost support following the Voice referendum defeat.
Nov 26, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #79: Racial discrimination laws to protect Australian Jews and Palestinians
How racial discrimination laws protect Jews and Palestinians in Australia.
Nov 19, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #78: Government overhauls indefinite detention after High Court ruling
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Nov 12, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #77: World War I and Australian independence
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Nov 4, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #76: High Court farewells its first female Chief Justice
Final High Court judgments involving Chief Justice Susan Kiefel have been handed down.
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.
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.
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.
Oct 7, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #72: The Voice, Treaties and the assumption of Sovereignty
Without the involvement of international law, the question of Australian sovereignty cannot be challenged.
Sep 30, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #71: Queensland and federal governments to overhaul privacy legislation
The Queensland and Commonwealth governments are set to introduce changes to privacy laws with wildly different consequences.
Sep 24, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #70: Native title and Indigenous land rights
Long and expensive delays in native title determinations have led states to develop alternative schemes.
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