The weakness with which the doctrine of separation of powers is applied in Australia has the practical effect of substantially removing any obstacle to the legislative growth of the executive government. Fairly described as an ‘elective dictatorship’, it is therefore no wonder so many of our basic rights can be ignored and violated. If you think that is an acadamic abstraction, two words: Covid lockdowns
The Voice to Parliament could empower the federal government to legislate in areas of policy currently reserved for the states, a constitutional expert has warned.
Unlike the Anglicans, whose St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne now features a permanent display celebrating animist belief with an image of the creator spirit Bundjil, the Presbyterians have said enough is enough. As Mark Powell explains, his church regards the fashionable reworking of Christian belief as a direct affront to the Bible's teachings