The Constitution turns 40 on April 17. It was supposed to chart a way forward from the impasses of the past, but instead has become an impasse in its own right, writes Taylor C. Noakes.
Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett has asked the Speaker to rule on whether it's acceptable for a member of the upper house to hold an eagle feather when speaking in the chamber, saying he's concerned that using that sort of "prop" may be against the rules.