Some of the country’s highest-paid public servants would like politicians to stop posting videos of them online. It would be an antidemocratic, even unlawful, move.
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Whatever the outcome, it will be far more consequential than the existence of the White Australia Party.
It’s certainly not impossible for the One Nation leader to take the country’s top job – but there are several hurdles she’d have to jump to get there.
The High Court has rendered invalid an entire part of Victoria’s Electoral Act because it favours major parties at the expense of independents and smaller parties.
While is it possible the former prince could be removed from the line of succession, it is a messy and complicated legislative process.
Both over-confident and under-prepared, the government has kept repeating its mistakes, diminishing the chances of meaningful reform in the process.
The teenagers will argue the laws restrict their constitutional right to freedom of political communication.
It’s not in the Constitution, but convention has always held that a prime minister should be drawn from the House of Representatives rather than the Senate.
Dutton says his proposed referendum would “keep our country safe”. But as courts can already strip citizenship, why would we need a national vote?
This bill may well fall foul of the implied freedom of political communication by cutting children out of large parts of social media conversation.
One of the governor-general’s roles is as commander-in-chief of the defence forces. While it’s a largely ceremonial role, she could exercise defence powers, on ministerial advice.
Owens reaches million of people online and wants to do five shows across Australia, but there are calls to deny her entry. Here’s what the federal government has to consider.
Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
If two people were to job-share the role of federal MP, it would take much more than changing the Electoral Act.
Governor-general designate Sam Mostyn would become the latest punching bag in the culture wars. But how will her Governor-Generalship compare to others past?
The High Court judges unanimously held that a person must be released from immigration detention where there is no real prospect of them being deported in the foreseeable future.
The failed Voice to Parliament referendum dashed the hopes of many mapping out a path to reconciliation. If we look to the example set by North American Indians, there might be another way forward.
From a legal standpoint, there is a difference between a state and a territory, and for some that justifies giving territory voters less say over changes to the national constitution.
A Voice to Parliament would advise the “executive government” – that is, ministers and the public service – on issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The last time the country voted in a referendum on Indigenous affairs was in 1967. Advocates for the ‘Voice to Parliament’ say it is the best way to remedy a long legacy of failed policies.
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