byelections have a different character to full elections though, because they have a strictly local focus. so it's difficult to say whether this is a litmus test of the whole electorate or not.
that being said labor is in big trouble
That hypothetical means nothing in our case. A republic interpretation of our current constitution would encounter serious difficulties as I have explained above.
An American-esque Constitution would be more appropriate for an Australian republic in a perfect world, but we can't just change our...
Privy council decisions were the one exception because they formed part of the Australian court hierarchy. However, the sheer rarity of such decisions meant that they had very little practical effect. Again, the Australian government had the legislative powers to abolish privy council appeals...
It's hardly outlandish.
Under the current Constitutional framework the Governor-General chooses not to exercise their reserve powers because of two things.
The first is convention. I assume that as a law student you have at least some cursory familiarity with the Constitution. If you do you...
The main problem I see with this (and yes it is a well beaten path) is that in countries that relied on a collectivist philosophy, advocating the concept of human self-improvement for the betterment of society, these innate human traits remained present and ultimately contributed to the failure...
That is what's called a 'red herring' sorry.
What I meant was, human beings are limited, dependent, security-seeking creatures, drawn to the familiar and the tested, and they need to live in stable communities. Usually individuals are to a degree morally questionable: they are tainted by...
what about
if you were raped and became pregnant
if the embryo showed a strong probability of intellectual or physical disability
the possibility that the child would not be 'loved and cared for' even if it was adopted
the rights of the pregnant woman to make decisions that affect her own...
what did soviet citizens have to hide from their government?
i mean if they stayed within the realms of the law and reported a minimum of 5 comrades a day to the authorities due to suspicious trotskyist activities then they had nothing to worry about
but seriously how can you condone such...
jesus christ how many times am i going to have to explain this concept and why don't you back your crazy ass assertions up sometime?
srsly m8
You have no idea how convention works and how that affects both the practice and construction of the Constitution.
How can you be so concerned with...
She would have little to do with us even if she was Australian born. And wtf do you mean by 'technicalities'? Queen of Australia is a title with far more than technical significance because it emphasises the central political role of the Crown.
How the fuck is it that I can put up a long and...