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Jan 10, 2023
From 'The Teals' to 'Lime': All 35 names the Fusion Party might be changing to
The party most recently tried to get registered for the 2022 Victorian state election.
Jan 9, 2023
Here's everyone who has & hasn't committed to pokies reform in NSW
The issue is taking centre stage ahead of the state election on March 25.
Jan 7, 2023
Common(wealth) Knowledge #32: A House divided
Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker after 15 different ballots.
Jan 7, 2023
This is the result of all 15 votes for US House Speaker
More than a dozen votes were needed for Kevin McCarthy to be elected.
Jan 2, 2023
Nationals won't contest seat where their candidate died while facing sexual assault charges
Narracan candidate Shaun Gilchrist was due to face court before he died.
Dec 31, 2022
Common(wealth) Knowledge #31: New year, new court
What we could see in the High Court in 2023.
Dec 28, 2022
IN MEMORIAM: All the political parties that were deregistered this year
A total of 17 parties lost registration with the Australian Electoral Commission in 2022.
Dec 28, 2022
Scott Morrison named in alleged Twitter data breach of 400 million accounts
The former PM’s already-known APH email was listed by a supposed hacker.
Dec 24, 2022
Common(wealth) Knowledge #30: Constitutional issues in the New Year
The major issues we'll be seeing in 2023.
Dec 23, 2022
Nationals MP Andrew Gee quits - here's what the Coalition's parliamentary numbers look like now
The move was sparked by the party's opposition to the Voice.
Dec 17, 2022
Common(wealth) Knowledge #29: Cases we missed
Wrapping up a big year in constitutional law.
Dec 15, 2022
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.
Dec 13, 2022
LIVE RESULTS: All the seats changing hands & how every party went in the Victorian state election
The results in both houses for all parties that you may have missed.
Dec 11, 2022
Parliament Recalled for Government's Energy Price Relief Plan
The Prime Minister met with State and Territory leaders to discuss the proposed Energy Price Relief Plan on Friday. Queensland and New...
Dec 10, 2022
Common(wealth) Knowledge #28: Immigration Detention in the 1990s
3 decades on from a major constitutional law case.
Dec 3, 2022
Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?
Fact-checking a claim that political parties are illegal under Australia's constitution.
Dec 3, 2022
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.
Nov 30, 2022
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.
Nov 28, 2022
Reason Party applies to change their name to Public Education Party in NSW
The move comes ahead of the state election in late March.
Nov 26, 2022
Common(wealth) Knowledge #25: Behind the scenes
A look at how this series is created every single week.
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