• George Williams

06 October 2009The decision to go to war should be subject to a veto power held jointly by both houses of federal parliament, argues George Williams in the National Times

AUSTRALIA should change the way it goes to war. The decision to send Australian troops to conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan should not rest solely with the government of the day. The government should retain primary responsibility, but Parliament should be given a greater say....

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George Williams is the Anthony Mason Professor of law at the University of NSW.

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