27 January 2012This paper canvasses opinions and issues arising from the proposed ban on political donations from third party interest groups in the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment Bill 2011, currently before the NSW Parliament, with particular reference to the implied freedom of political communication under the Commonwealth Constitution.
Commentary
Old figures on new money
05 February 2012This week’s release of data on political donations and spending hides as much as it reveals – and is already many months out of date, write Graeme Orr and Brian Costar in Inside Story
Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: the "what" and "how"
05 February 2012In Inside Story, Paul Kildea looks at what’s being proposed for Australian constitutional reform, and how we might get there
Too tolerant of ugly racism
31 January 2012Rejecting discrimination in the constitution empower us all, writes Patrick Dodson for the National Times.