CCF – Judicature
We hear about the High Court in the media quite often. You may have read headlines claiming that a constitutional expert has given advice to someone to take a case to the High Court. But what does that involve and what should we know about the High Court’s role in our democracy?
The article we wrote last week about moving towards four-year fixed terms in the House of Representatives gained a huge social media response. We had hundreds of comments on Facebook.
Why is the Government reluctant to implement a national public pedophile register?
Is the rule of law fairly applied to children in the justice system in Australia?
On the 15 July 2016 there was an attempted coup in Turkey and a few hours after the situation was resolved 2,745 judges were sacked.
Shortly after the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 was legislated by the Parliament, South Australian Family First Senator Bob Day mounted a High Court challenge to test the constitutionality of the legislation.
Last night the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 passed through the Senate. You may have heard many constitutional experts, some politicians, the Human Rights Commission and the media say that the laws might be unconstitutional.
On Tuesday 28 July, Jamie Williams appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with a single count of engaging in conduct to prepare to enter a foreign country with the intention of engaging in hostile activity.
CEFA asked a group of people what being an Australian citizen means to them. Overall, those not born in Australian felt that Australian citizenship was a huge privilege, while others born in Australia were more apathetic about it.
