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.
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Jun 24, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #57: Proposed NSW anti-protest legislation challenges constitutional rights
The NSW Premier says protesters may be banned from streaming protests.
Apr 5, 2023
ANALYSIS: Could Liberal MPs quit over Voice opposition - and does the party's stance even matter?
It follows The Nationals announcing their formal opposition last year.
Mar 26, 2023
NSW Decides: Chris Minns is 47th Premier, Nationals won't be in government anywhere in Australia
In a resounding victory for Labor, the party will be in power for the first time since 2011.
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.
Mar 7, 2023
Kooyong Forever: How a meme and fake court document on Twitter made it into parliament
Sally Rugg's court battle with Monique Ryan's continues.
Feb 24, 2023
One Nation and most other parties in Western Australia lose registration
11 out of the 18 parties registered with the WAEC are on the chopping block.
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.
Feb 6, 2023
Lidia Thorpe quits Greens: New party could be formed, Jacqui Lambie may be the biggest winner
The Victorian senator has resigned from the party in order to pursue Treaty before the Voice.
Jan 28, 2023
LIVE: Libby Mettam takes on David Honey for WA Liberal leadership
They are the only two lower house Liberal MPs following the 2021 landslide Labor win.
Jan 20, 2023
All the candidates no longer running in the NSW election
Multiple candidates from different parties have quit ahead of the March 25 election.
Jan 17, 2023
Labor’s cashless gaming trial to include 0.58% of all pokie machines as they release gambling policy
The trial would last for 12 months.
Jan 9, 2023
Here's everyone who has & hasn't committed to pokies reform in NSW
The issue is taking centre stage ahead of the state election on March 25.
Jan 2, 2023
Nationals won't contest seat where their candidate died while facing sexual assault charges
Narracan candidate Shaun Gilchrist was due to face court before he died.
Dec 23, 2022
Nationals MP Andrew Gee quits - here's what the Coalition's parliamentary numbers look like now
The move was sparked by the party's opposition to the Voice.
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.
Dec 3, 2022
Coalition could be over in Vic after Nationals said they'd 'discuss' leaving agreement with Liberals
The Liberals have lost several seats this election, while the Nationals have picked up 3 in the lower house.
Nov 16, 2022
Animal Justice Party and Glenn Druery go to war on Twitter as preference sting row continues
Today is the third day of pre-polling in the Victorian state election.
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.
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.
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