The current standoff over water allocations in the Murray Darlin Basin is as good an example as you could ever find of how Australia’s federal system is broken. The Murray…
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Victoria-Commonwealth relations at all-time low
Australia’s federal system of government has its pluses and minuses. Proponents say federalism is necessary in a country as large as Australia, while others say our population is too small…
Perpetuating the Canberra reflex
COMMENT By Oliver Marc Hartwich In terms of its land mass, Australia is the sixth largest country on earth. The distances between the state capitals are enormous and travelling between…
OPINION: Challenges and opportunities for Australian federalism
By Stephen Loosely The global response to the collapse of the financial banking system has reinvigorated local debate around Australian federalism and how the system should evolve in a changing…
Economic crisis reopens federalism debate
By Angela Dorizas The global financial crisis has reinvigorated the federalism debate, according to Stephen Loosely. The former Senator for New South Wales and ALP National President said the relationship…