Tag: Anne Twomey - article author
Creating a constitutional Voice – the words that could change Australia
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Ideas are powerful, but when it comes to a constitutional amendment, they need to be put into words before they can be...
High Court ruling on ‘Palace letters’ case paves way to learn more about The Dismissal – and our Constitution
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The High Court has ruled that Sir John Kerr’s correspondence with the queen comprises “Commonwealth records”. This means access to them is...
Changing the Australian Constitution was always meant to be difficult – here’s why
For a constitutional amendment to succeed,it has to achieve
majorities in parliament, federally and in a majority of states. AAP/Lukas Coch
Debates about constitutional change...