Diet Federalism: From governed to self-governed
How Australia's territories have developed.
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LATEST NEWS
- Sep 8
Common(wealth) Knowledge #103: The rise of Local Governments
How a patchwork of municipalities became the third tier of government. Local governments are often taken for granted in Australia. It’s...
- Aug 31
Common(wealth) Knowledge #102: The Territories and Diet Federalism
High Court battle over Northern Territory constitutional rights as Territorians head to polls.
- Aug 3
Common(wealth) Knowledge #101: Court upholds damning report by ICAC into Gladys Berejiklian
NSW court upholds validity of ICAC investigation of Gladys Berejiklian.
- Jul 10
Common(wealth) Knowledge #100: 100 articles and 104 weeks
Reflecting on 100 days of 6 News' first dedicated law and government coverage.
- Jun 29
Common(wealth) Knowledge #99: Bruce Lehrmann and the importance of committal hearings
Sometimes, media attention can be good for the justice system.
- May 2
Common(wealth) Knowledge #98: Conflict of interests and part-time politicians
Councillor by day, white-collar worker by night.
- Apr 11
Common(wealth) Knowledge #97: Organising Australian Public Holidays
Not all public holidays are created equal. Easter is one of the four biggest holidays in Australia. Although all states and territories...
- Mar 30
Common(wealth) Knowledge #96: Tasmania's radical approach to separation of church and state
The proposal that almost ended government funding for private schools.
- Mar 22
Common(wealth) Knowledge #95: Queensland local elections dominated by LNP's Brisbane win
Queensland local government elections might be more important than you think.
- Mar 16
Common(wealth) Knowledge #94: Samantha Murphy murder case to proceed with trial by jury
Patrick Stephenson will face a jury trial over the alleged murder of Samantha Murphy.
- Mar 7
Common(wealth) Knowledge #93: Police drop charges against former NZYQ detainee
The basis for police charging a former migration detainee with sexual assault was racial profiling.
- Mar 3
Common(wealth) Knowledge #92: The complicated world of local government candidates
Council candidates cannot be neatly divided between party members and independents.
- Feb 22
Common(wealth) Knowledge #91: Australia pressures US to drop Assange's charges
1 week before Assange’s extradition trial, the House of Reps voted to free him and return him home.
- Feb 11
Common(wealth) Knowledge #90: Australia to formally abandon COAG, make First Ministers' Council permanent
Legislation before the Senate to formally abolish all legislative references to COAG.
- Feb 4
Common(wealth) Knowledge #89: King Charles I and why the monarch doesn't have a driver's licence
January 27th marked the anniversary of King Charles I’s execution. But was the UK’s first and only republican government even lawful?
- Feb 3
Clickbaiting Youth Crime
In covering youth crime rates, Australian media have forgot the talk about how the system deals with children aged 10-14.
- Jan 28
Common(wealth) Knowledge #88: International outrage at Alabama's use of 'death by asphyxiation'
International outrage demonstrates the effect that the death penalty can have on foreign relations.
- Jan 20
Common(wealth) Knowledge #87: NT and Queensland elections to determine treaty paths
With the failure of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, other Australian governments are working out where to go next.
- Jan 13
Common(wealth) Knowledge #86: Genocide under international law
As the Israel genocide case continues, it is important to consider the differences between the definitions of genocide.
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