Greens senator David Shoebridge on the right to protest in Australia
Shoebridge was arrested in 2019 during a climate protest.
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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.
Common(wealth) 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.
Fred Nile to run for re-election in NSW despite announcing retirement
The former Christian Democrats member was first elected in 1981.
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.
Lidia Thorpe quits Greens: New party could be formed, Jacqui Lambie may be the biggest winner
The Victorian senator has resigned from the party in order to pursue Treaty before the Voice.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?
Fact-checking a claim that political parties are illegal under Australia's constitution.
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.
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.
Sustainable Australia MP says minority government is 'best outcome' at Victorian election
Clifford Hayes has spoken to 6 News about what he's done in parliament since 2019, his party's immigration policy & group voting tickets.
No, the United Australia Party isn't dead - they're running in the Victorian election
Claims that the party is "dead" have spread after they were deregistered.
Labor MP shares Crikey article claiming The Greens can "kill" Voice referendum - is that true?
Several viral claims about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament have spread online recently.
Third tier of government? Fact-checking & analysing claims about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament
There's a lot we don't know about the Voice - but let's look at what we do know.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #8: Are secret ministries constitutional?
A look into the facts surrounding the Scott Morrison portfolios scandal.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #4: Being Speaker is such a drag
Milton Dick has been announced as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Meet James Bond: Ungrouped Victorian senate candidate that wants to "vote out the boomers"
Bond was one of two senate candidates getting attention for their name.
Voices for the Senate: Australia's newest registered party was meant to run in the federal election
The party was originally known as Independent Voices for the Senate.
Did more people vote Liberal than any other party at this year's federal election?
The claim was made by Peta Credlin, something Senator Jane Hume said was "exactly right."
Rex Patrick thanks staff on final day as senator - read the full list of senators not re-elected
Today is his final official day as a senator, with a similar situation for many around the country.
Ryan slams "attack on the crossbench" as PHON, JLN & Pocock release joint statement on staff numbers
The amount of personal staff for crossbenchers has been cut by the Prime Minister.
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