Opinion
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.
Opinion
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.
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An eminent legal expert has suggested the Morrison government’s controversial sports grants program may be unconstitutional.
Conservative MPs are resisting the creation of an Indigenous voice to federal parliament, with a new pledge on constitutional change sparking fresh divisions within the Coalition government.
The Weatherill Government’s bid for a referendum on how electoral boundaries are determined may be doomed to fail, but a separate push to abolish the constitution’s contentious “fairness clause” – and two-party bias – could yet find broader support.
The citizenship fiasco shows it is time for the Parliament to get serious about constitutional change, writes Mark Brindal.
