Liberal candidate for Gilmore Warren Mundine
The battle for the marginal seat of Gilmore on the New South Wales south coast is shaping up as one of the uglier, more interesting contests in the federal election.
Category Archives: Constitution
Two High Court cases which could affect #Ausvotes19
The High Court and its judgements have shaped and re-shaped the 45th Parliament, and they're not done just yet.
Could Fraser Anning be expelled from Parliament for offensive statements?
In the wake of comments about the Christchurch massacre, members of the public have raised the question of whether a senator can be expelled from the Senate for making offensive statements. Anne Twomey investigates.
Federal candidate’s months-long journey turned up seven potential citizenships
It took Greens politician Tim Hollo more than a year, a 75-year-old document and even a president's signature to renounce his multiple citizenships.
Parliamentary Committee backs Indigenous Voice to Parliament
The committee tasked with finding a way forward on constitutional recognition has recommended the government work with Indigenous people to design a model for the voice to parliament.
Indigenous voice to parliament should be reconsidered, bipartisan committee finds
Indigenous Australians should have a voice to parliament and the government should consider supporting the body, a bi-partisan committee says in its report being tabled in Parliament today. The recommendations come despite Scott Morrison's rejection of the concept.
Fresh Section 44 clouds gather over Parliament
You might think that after fifteen resignations and six by-elections our federal politicians would be across the fine print of Section 44 of the Constitution.
Labor to renew bid to refer Peter Dutton to the High Court
Labor says the Home Affairs Minister's ownership of childcare centres through a family trust could put him in breach of the dreaded Section 44 of the Constitution.
Why can politicians say whatever they like under parliamentary privilege?
Parliamentary privilege provides legal immunity to those who use it within the Houses of Parliament. Here's how it can be used — and its limits.
Peter Dutton intensifies attack on former Border Force boss Roman Quaedvlieg
The Home Affairs Minister uses parliamentary privilege to lash out at Roman Quaedvlieg over "fictitious" and "salacious" information regarding the au pairs saga, accusing him of being a "discredited and disgraced" person who "groomed a girl 30 years younger than himself".