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Keep the Voice referendum simple and get on with it
Instead of getting bogged down in detail, the question for the proposed change to Australia’s Constitution should focus on the big picture, argues Sarah Moulds.
Instead of getting bogged down in detail, the question for the proposed change to Australia’s Constitution should focus on the big picture, argues Sarah Moulds.
The US Supreme Court has overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that recognised a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalised it across the country, handing a momentous victory to pro-life advocates who want to limit or ban the procedure.
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EXCLUSIVE | Claims by Vickie Chapman about her Kangaroo Island property holdings at the centre of a conflict of interest scandal have prompted new questions, as the embattled Deputy Premier today faces the prospect of becoming the state’s first minister to lose a no confidence vote in the House of Assembly.
Victoria’s new tax on electric vehicles is set for a High Court challenge with two Melbourne drivers arguing the levy is unconstitutional, prompting fresh calls to scrap South Australia’s own EV tax plan.
A Melbourne hotelier plans to challenge the Victorian government’s strict lockdown in the High Court. Luke Beck examines whether the Constitution protects freedom of movement.
The pandemic has reopened debate on the role of the Commonwealth and the right of states to go their own way in tackling the crisis. Victoria’s response is a warning on ceding power to executive government, argues Morry Bailes.
Home Affairs officials are examining claims 23 immigration detainees should be released because they are indigenous.