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Will misinformation rules curb freedom of speech?
Anne Twomey | November 14, 2024The federal government’s proposed legislation on misinformation and disinformation has passed the House of Representatives but questions remain about its practicality and impact.
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Two into one won’t go
Anne Twomey | April 23, 2024Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock, have announced that they will run as job-sharing independent candidates for the inner-Melbourne federal seat of Higgins but that doesn’t mean they’ll be able to do so.
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Australia to vote on October 14
Anne Twomey | August 31, 2023Australians will go to the polls on October 14 to vote in a referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the first federal referendum since the Republic was voted down in 1999.
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What happens in a hung parliament?
Anne Twomey | May 8, 2022The current election campaign could produce a tight result, so what happens in a Parliamentary system when no party can command an overall majority?
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When is a National Cabinet not a National Cabinet?
Anne Twomey | August 7, 2021When is a cabinet not a cabinet? When it is really an intergovernmental body that is pretending to be a cabinet so it can avoid transparency?
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Constitutional change is hard for good reason
Anne Twomey | July 24, 2019Constitutional change in Australia is always an uphill battle, but that is no reason to shirk it. Instead, it should be a spur to produce better proposals for constitutional change, develop strong and clear arguments for reform, cultivate widespread public support and undertake vigorous, but honest, campaigns.