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Ok I have written about our constitution and how we don't have what some would call a bill of rights, we do have a few constitutional rights which are.
Right to vote but not for aborigines until I think 1962
Right to trial by jury in certain cases but not all
Right to be paid a fair price if the government compulsory acquires your property
Freedom of religion
Protection against discrimination base on which state you lived in
We also have free trade between states and the right to remain silent is recognised by all states and federal courts.
There have been 44 referendums with only 8 changes being approved the last referendum was in 1999 about Australia becoming a republic since we are not that didn't get approved. The constitution can only by altered by a referendum and to succeed a majority of voters nationwide and states (4 out of 6) must approve the changes. Our next referendum is on the 14 October 2023.
This is very very interesting. Something we rarely if ever get to see.
ReplyDeleteYeah not something I knew about till now
DeleteInteresting Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteIt really has been fascinating learning all of this. I think you were right to break it up into small bits though ... my concentration wasn't what it was 😏
ReplyDeleteMy concentration is shit too
DeleteI believe to add amendments to our Constitution, it requires a two-thirds majority of the House and the Senate, or two-thirds of the states.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Jo-Anne!
I did not know that either but there is a lot I don't know
Delete44 referenda? Gracious!
ReplyDeleteSince voting is compulsory, they could be put to the citizens at the same time as a Federal election. Reduce the costs involved in getting the citizens out to vote and maintain the excitement about change.
Yeah I agree do it all at one time would make better sense
DeleteCiertamente cada país tiene sus cosas, pero yo personalmente considero que Australia es uno de los mejores países del mundo para vivir.
ReplyDeleteEs un auténtico continente, con los cuatro climas, la gente posee la mayoría elevada educación y cultura. Los salarios son excepcionalmente buenos. La sanidad es altísima. Los derechos y libertades de los ciudadanos australianos son absolutos y ejemplares.
Australia es por tanto un muy buen sitio para vivir.
I happen to agree this is a bloody great country to live it
DeleteIf you don't have a bunch of political nitwits who nitpick every little thing, that would be a grand way to run a country. Maybe if we'd have done things that way, we wouldn't have developed the nitpicking nitwits!
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