Constitutional Issues

In 1967, a referendum was held to give to amend Section 51 (xxvi) of the Australian Constitution to remove the discriminatory reference to aborigines and to give the same responsibility to the Commonwealth for aboriginal people as it had towards other … [Read more...] about Constitutional Referendum 1999 – More

As the referendum date draws nigh, it is disconcerting that there has been little real debate or discussion about the relative merits of the alternative systems of government. The egregious Malcolm Turnbull, having read the polls, has retired from the … [Read more...] about Constitutional Referendum – 1999

With the Queen’s Birthday to be celebrated in South Australia next weekend, it is timely to reflect on the efficacy of Australia’s existing constitutional arrangements, which, of course, include a role, however limited, for the Crown. It is even more … [Read more...] about Constitutional Considerations – 1999

During Germany’s Hitler era, from 1933 to 1945, the ruling Nazi Party had a policy which they described as gleichschaltung, meaning synchronisation or co-ordination. What it meant was that every activity - moral, mental, social, intellectual, economic, … [Read more...] about Constitutional Preamble

The recent 2016 Census results show a decline in the number of people in Australia identifying as “Christian”; just 52% of the population, compared with over 80% only forty years ago. This result was contrived to a certain extent; the ABS set the questions … [Read more...] about 2016 Australian Census