Common(wealth) Knowledge #17: African court rules cannabis criminalisation for kids unconstitutional
The ruling from the Constitutional Court of South Africa was unanimous.
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Common(wealth) Knowledge #16: What are Constitutional Conventions?
This week's article was chosen by our followers on Twitter.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #15: Camilla's Attorney-General
A lesser-covered topic following the death of the Queen.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #13: Democracy and drafting the Constitution
A look at the key steps in the development of the Australian Constitution.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #12: What is the Crown?
Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia 16 times during her 70-year reign.
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Queen Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96
She passed away peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland.
ANALYSIS: Truss allies top picks for new UK cabinet
Boris Johnson is officially out as British PM after announcing his resignation in July.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #10: 'Aliens' power exception revisited
We take another look at citizenship and non-citizens in Australia.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #7: The difficulty of picking a foreign affairs minister
Penny Wong currently serves as Australia's foreign minister.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #5: Can politicians hold UK citizenship?
An in-depth look at dual citizenship in the federal parliament.
ANALYSIS: Why Taiwan? Civil War, Cold War and Democracy
All eyes are on China to see how they'll react amid Nancy Pelosi's visit.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #4: Being Speaker is such a drag
Milton Dick has been announced as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sunak and Truss to go head-to-head for UK Conservative Party leadership
The race is now down to just 2 candidates - and 1 is set to become the UK Prime Minister.
ANALYSIS: Rishi Sunak still ahead as UK Conservatives enter final round
Sunak has been considered the frontrunner to become the next British PM throughout the campaign.
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.
And then there were 5: Rishi Sunak still in the lead amid ongoing Tory leadership race
Suella Braverman was overnight eliminated.
Rishi Sunak maintains lead in Conservative leadership race with high-profile names out of the race
Some already believe Sunak is almost certain to become the next UK PM.
Conservatives to pick new UK PM by September 5 - these are all the candidates running
The date set is earlier than some initially expected.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #1: What is Constitution Day?
A look at the key day in Australian history that plenty of people don't know about.
Conservative Party begins campaign to replace Boris Johnson - this is how it happens
Johnson resigned on Thursday night (AEST) after over 50 of his ministers did the same.
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