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Common(wealth) Knowledge #116: High Court, Green Cards and Due Process
Lessons for the US government on due process from Australia.
Apr 6


Common(wealth) Knowledge #107: Trump to be the first US president with felony convictions
It is harder to remove an American president from office than an Australian prime minister.
Nov 9, 2024


Common(wealth) Knowledge #88: International outrage at Alabama's use of 'death by asphyxiation'
International outrage demonstrates the effect that the death penalty can have on foreign relations.
Jan 28, 2024


Common(wealth) Knowledge #85: Westralia - the country that almost was
Australia’ less violent and more successful secession movement.
Jan 7, 2024


Common(wealth) Knowledge #78: Government overhauls indefinite detention after High Court ruling
A second High Court migration case in as many weeks sends the government back to the drawing board.
Nov 19, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #61: Social Security and Equality
New court discussion on the right to social security in Australia.
Jul 23, 2023


Heston Russell disbands his Australian Values Party
As his case against the ABC heads to trial, Heston Russell has disbanded his political party.
Jul 17, 2023


Vietnam censors Barbie over international law dispute
Vietnam has banned Barbie over allegations it includes pro-China propaganda.
Jul 4, 2023


Trump in hot water over claims he kept top secret documents in the shower
Donald Trump is expected to face court over claims he violated US national security.
Jun 13, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #49: Practical independence - The ANZUS Pact
AUKUS isn’t the first security alliance Australia has signed with the United States.
Apr 29, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #48: China-Australian relations, 50 years in the making
A Labor leader’s other controversial trip to Beijing.
Apr 22, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #41: Calls for an Australian Human Rights Act renewed
What could this act look like?
Mar 11, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #39: Overriding the Human Rights Act and supremacy of Parliament
A look at human rights protections in Australia and the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty.
Feb 25, 2023


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.
Jan 22, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #32: A House divided
Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker after 15 different ballots.
Jan 7, 2023


Common(wealth) Knowledge #27: Are political parties unconstitutional?
Fact-checking a claim that political parties are illegal under Australia's constitution.
Dec 3, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #22: Brazil and the democratic transition of power
How different democracies handle a change in government after an election.
Nov 5, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #16: What are Constitutional Conventions?
This week's article was chosen by our followers on Twitter.
Oct 1, 2022


Common(wealth) Knowledge #7: The difficulty of picking a foreign affairs minister
Penny Wong currently serves as Australia's foreign minister.
Aug 20, 2022


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.
Jul 16, 2022
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