Samuel White

In January 2020, the Prime Minister of Australia announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) would move from ‘respond to request’ to ‘move forward and integrate’, signalling increased domestic deployments in response to the devastating bushfires over the summer of 2019/2020. Two months later, Operation COVID-19 Assist was established and constituted the largest deployment – domestic or external - of the ADF since World War Two.

Dane Luo

Last month, the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) published the Australian Choice Model – a model for a Australian republic where the Head of State would be elected by the Australian people every five years from a pool of candidates nominated by the Commonwealth, state and territory Parliaments.

William Isdale and Nicholas Simoes da Silva

Last year marked the 120th anniversary of the Commonwealth statute book – an anniversary that offers an opportunity to reflect on the house of law we have built. There is much to be proud of: a house constructed from the timbers of Parliamentary sovereignty, with strong constitutional foundations.

Paul Kildea

On 20 December 2021, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs completed its inquiry into constitutional reform and referendums and published an anticipated Report. The Report makes 10 recommendations …