Constitution


Crikey Says: Removing race from our constitution

We don’t collectively identify as racist. And yet there is the undeniable reality that our constitution as it stands still contains two sections designed specifically to discriminate.

SA’s Indigenous report confirms: we must act now

Sadly, there are no surprises, just a continuation of the horror that we have already seen in the Northern Territory and Queensland, writes Peter Faris.

Brown signals an end to European integration

The announcement that the proposed EU Constitution “Treaty” version would be ratified by UK parliament rather than by public referendum was the real story to come out of this week’s Labour Party conference.

Exploding the myth of the January election deadline

Speculation about election dates is a pretty fruitless business. The decision will be made within a very narrow circle, and there’s nothing the rest of us can do to influence it; we’re all just guessing, writes Charles Richardson.