Common(wealth) Knowledge #28: Immigration Detention in the 1990s
3 decades on from a major constitutional law case.
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The latest headlines, stories you won't see anywhere else and plenty more - covering Australia and the world
Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?
Fact-checking a claim that political parties are illegal under Australia's constitution.
Coalition could be over in Vic after Nationals said they'd 'discuss' leaving agreement with Liberals
The Liberals have lost several seats this election, while the Nationals have picked up 3 in the lower house.
No second teal wave with potentially zero independents getting into the Victorian parliament
Only one teal independent candidate is still in the running as results continue to come in.
Reason Party applies to change their name to Public Education Party in NSW
The move comes ahead of the state election in late March.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #25: Behind the scenes
A look at how this series is created every single week.
Labor sending out leaflets using Liberal colours and logo in seat they could lose to The Greens
Exclusive: 6 News has seen images of the material which is being sent out in the marginal seat of Richmond.
National Anti-Corruption Commission bill passes the lower house - and donkey voting in elections
Stuart Jeffery and Billy Williamson break down the latest political news.
What you need to know about every single party in the Victorian election (in under 10 minutes)
6 News has details on all the parties running, endorsing independents & no longer running.
SpinCheck LIVE (17 November 2022)
Leaked 'preference whisperer' video goes viral, Legalise Cannabis aims to win seats and teals win how-to-vote card dispute.
Glenn Druery reveals the Sack Dan Andrews Party is 'one of mine' in a leaked video
Druery has worked with several minor parties ahead of this year's Victorian election.
Animal Justice Party and Glenn Druery go to war on Twitter as preference sting row continues
Today is the third day of pre-polling in the Victorian state election.
The Liberals claim the 'only way to get rid of Dan Andrews' is to vote for them - they're wrong
The Coalition has spread claims including that a 'vote for an independent will help re-elect Dan Andrews.'
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.
'Kim Jong-un' to run against Dan Andrews in the seat of Mulgrave
Exclusive: Howard X has confirmed he will rule Victoria 'with an iron first' if elected.
Liberal candidate John Pesutto responds to claims he's being misleading with 'Teal Party' claim
Pesutto is aiming to win back his seat of Hawthorn.
Reason MP Fiona Patten 'isn't sure' Adem Somyurek knows much about the electorate he's running in
Exclusive: Somyurek announced today he would run for the Democratic Labour Party in a different region to his old one.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #22: Brazil and the democratic transition of power
How different democracies handle a change in government after an election.
Victoria Decides: Your guide to the legislative council & group voting tickets
What you need-to-know about Victoria's upper house.
UAP leader Geoff Shaw defends claim that 3 ex-PMs, including Menzies, were in their party
The United Australia Party existed until 1945, but are not the same as the party Clive Palmer started in 2013.
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