Simply giving the Commonwealth more power won’t fix the Murray-Darling Basin crisis.
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That Victorian Liberals have to change candidates in three seats draws attention to an issue that should be properly fixed but won’t be any time soon – the problem of section 44 of the constitution.
At local level some congregations are bravely creating alternative models where LGBTIQ people can feel safe and be accepted
President Trump vetoed Congress’ rejection of his emergency declaration. That brings the constitutional confrontation closer to the Supreme Court and a potentially destabilizing outcome.
The government will turn up the dial by announcing “contingency plans” against fresh arrivals. Morrison is already moving on to the claim that Shorten couldn’t be trusted to be strong on turnbacks.
With Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, many predict that the court will move to the right on issues from abortion to gun rights. But Supreme Court rulings are often not the last word on a matter.
The question of land has been hotly contested in Namibia ever since independence.
Some South African land owners feel like the current debate portrays them as being opposed to reform rather than cooperative.
Kavanaugh thinks judges ‘must be an umpire – a neutral and impartial arbiter.’ So does Chief Justice Roberts. But more liberal jurists believe that the application of the law is inherently subjective.
The push to nationalise South Africa’s Reserve Bank is informed by the mistaken view that private shareholders affect monetary policy.
South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC , is mishandling the process leading towards land expropriation without compensation.
Clarifying when and how the South African constitution allows for expropriation of land without compensation will strengthen property rights.
Attorney-General Christian Porter on a crowded agenda
Christian Porter says the response to the consultations for a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse has been very strong with a total of 167 attendees at consultation sessions so far.
South Africa marks 24 years of freedom amid continuous contests over over governance, economic justice as well as reconciliation and inclusion.
Land expropriation without compensation in South Africa will be resolved by opening up the economy and addressing inequalities.
Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba has watched over constitutional changes that have given him far reaching powers.
Both South Africa’s courts and its legislature have failed to do their bit in creating a culturally diverse society.
This model for an Australian republic aims to ensure the process of a choosing a head of state is democratic, but also that the dignity of the office is maintained.
Many of the questions that would arise if Australia wants to become a republic have been successfully tackled elsewhere.
Zuma’s last address to South Africa’s governing party, the ANC, as its president, betrayed his strange way of dealing with issues. He came across as delusional and self-indulgent.
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