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Common(wealth) Knowledge #54: BRS and Putin - A flawed international war crimes system
War crime allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith and Vladimir Putin reveal the weaknesses in international law.
Jun 4, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #50: Succession antics
The succession to the British throne hasn’t always been so straightforward.
May 6, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #49: Practical independence - The ANZUS Pact
AUKUS isn’t the first security alliance Australia has signed with the United States.
Apr 29, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #48: China-Australian relations, 50 years in the making
A Labor leader’s other controversial trip to Beijing.
Apr 22, 2023


Missouri to implement statewide limitations on transgender healthcare
New regulations will require doctors to inform patients of the risks of transgender treatments.
Apr 20, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #47: The Statute of Westminster
The history of how Australia achieved true independence from the U.K.
Apr 15, 2023


EXPLAINED: Kansas bans trans athletes from girls’ and women's sports, overriding governor's veto
The controversial law enforces biological gender categories in school sports.
Apr 11, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #33: Papua New Guinea and Australian federalism
A look at how Papua New Guinea has influenced the development of Australian law.
Jan 14, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #32: A House divided
Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker after 15 different ballots.
Jan 7, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #28: Immigration Detention in the 1990s
3 decades on from a major constitutional law case.
Dec 10, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #24: Trade deals with China
Anthony Albanese this week met with Xi Jinping.
Nov 19, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #22: Brazil and the democratic transition of power
How different democracies handle a change in government after an election.
Nov 5, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #18: Australia and international law - a nuclear history
Why international law means Australia doesn’t have nukes, but other countries do.
Oct 8, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #17: African court rules cannabis criminalisation for kids unconstitutional
The ruling from the Constitutional Court of South Africa was unanimous.
Oct 6, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #15: Camilla's Attorney-General
A lesser-covered topic following the death of the Queen.
Sep 24, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #12: What is the Crown?
Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia 16 times during her 70-year reign.
Sep 10, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #7: The difficulty of picking a foreign affairs minister
Penny Wong currently serves as Australia's foreign minister.
Aug 20, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #5: Can politicians hold UK citizenship?
An in-depth look at dual citizenship in the federal parliament.
Aug 6, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #2: Austro-Pacific Relations and the Constitution
The PM this week meet with leaders of other nations at the Pacific Islands Forum.
Jul 16, 2022
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