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Tag: constitution
Howard veterans launch referendum ‘No’ vote campaign
By Julian Bajkowski Opponents to a change in the Constitution that could give financial recognition to local government through a referendum at the 14th September federal poll have launched their…
Bureaucrats roasted over referendum education progress
By Julian Bajkowski The Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sports has come under fire from the Opposition during Senate Estimates over the rate of progress in its…
Council resource bans cleared for referendum campaign use
By Julian Bajkowski The New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet has moved to clear up confusion over whether or not strict new prohibitions on the use of council…
Voters ready to debate constitutional change
By Angela Dorizas Australians are a ready to consider changes to the Constitution, but support for local government recognition is not strong enough for a successful referendum campaign. The second…
Summit gives green light to constitutional reform
By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne After three days of discussion and debate, the Local Government Constitutional Summit has reached a unanimous decision to reform the Australian Constitution. The Summit…
Final advice as summit prepares to vote
By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne After receiving final advice from federal politicians, political analysts and constitutional law experts, the Local Government Constitutional Summit has moved into the final stages of developing…