Common(wealth) Knowledge #42: Why Australia can't ban political parties
More than 8 decades on from Menzies first attempting to ban the Communist Party of Australia.
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Commonwealth Knowledge #40: An independent Prime Minister - once in a teal moon
A look at whether it is possible for an independent to become the Prime Minister of Australia.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #37: The right to protest versus public health
What a new judgment from a Victorian court means.
Musical chairs in parliament: Does Lidia Thorpe's senate seat belong to her or The Greens?
The now-independent will be in the senate until her term expires in 2028.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #35: A public healthcare debate 80 years in the making
Today, Australians take government-subsidised healthcare for granted - but that was not always the case.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #34: Why Edmund Barton shouldn't be forgettable
We take a look at why Edmund Barton was one of Australia’s most important Prime Ministers.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #33: Papua New Guinea and Australian federalism
A look at how Papua New Guinea has influenced the development of Australian law.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #32: A House divided
Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker after 15 different ballots.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #30: Constitutional issues in the New Year
The major issues we'll be seeing in 2023.
Morrison's ministries and the constitution - plus what could a 'No' Voice campaign look like?
The Nationals are the only major party to come out against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #28: Immigration Detention in the 1990s
3 decades on from a major constitutional law case.
Will the Voice to Parliament be a 'racial divide' in Australia?
A look at claims about the Voice ahead of the upcoming referendum.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?
Fact-checking a claim that political parties are illegal under Australia's constitution.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #24: Trade deals with China
Anthony Albanese this week met with Xi Jinping.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #23: Can the Governor-General dismiss Prime Ministers?
47 years on from the 1975 constitutional crisis, a look at what the Whitlam Dismissal can tell us about constitutional conventions.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #22: Brazil and the democratic transition of power
How different democracies handle a change in government after an election.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #21: The Constitution and corflutes
A look at how the Australian Constitution protects political advertising.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #20: National security vs natural justice
What national security can teach us about administrative law.
Bob Katter 'confesses he refuses to pledge allegiance to the Queen' in interview with The Chaser
If the claim is true, it could mean a breach of the Australian Constitution.
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