Tag: Australian constitution
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...
The Section 44 soap opera: why more MPs could be in danger of being forced out
Several candidates were forced to withdraw in the recent
election over Section 44 concerns. This will only continue until parliament acts.
One...
Indigenous treaties are meaningless without addressing the issue of sovereignty
Victoria’s proposed Indigenous treaty may run
into problems over the issue of Aboriginal sovereignty. James Ross/AAP
Ironically, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s rejection of the 2017 Statement from...
How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenship
Members of the Australasian Federation Conference,
1890 - Parliamentary Education Office
For those who take only an ordinary interest in politics, the drama over citizenship...
Three reasons why the decisions of Joyce and Nash may be difficult to challenge
Can decisions made by former deputy prime
minister Barnaby Joyce while he was invalidly in parliament be challenged?
Now that Barnaby Joyce, Fiona Nash...