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Topic: federal state relations
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (Image: AAP/David Crosling)

ScoMo muscles up on foreign deals, sets up legal bunfight with states

Politics

Aug 27, 2020

21

The Left is celebrating gay marriage laws in the ACT. But take away the punchbowl -- since when does the Left believe states should make laws in defiance of a universal, federal approach? Beware this precedent.

Rundle spoils the Left’s party on ACT gay marriage

Australia

Oct 23, 2013

17

Australian states are following the lead of foreign nations in legislation for same-sex marriage. But it creates a constitutional mess that might harm the cause of equal rights.

Why gumming up federalism won’t help gay marriage

Australia

Jul 30, 2013

4

The <em>Australian Education Act</em> -- enshrining reforms from David Gonski's review -- goes before Parliament today. But it won't address the really big questions around education.

Most important legislation this year has nothing in it

Australia

Nov 28, 2012

3

Ministerial meetings sound like the pointy end of Commonwealth-State relations, but in reality, ministerial meetings are highly formal affairs, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.

The boring, bureaucratic reality of COAG

Politics

Mar 26, 2008

1

there is an aspect of Rudd which is disturbingly Howardish, and it has become more obvious in recent days. This a is tendency to meddle in social issues which in the past have been the province of state governments, writes <b>Mungo MacCallum</b>.

Mungo: Rudd’s Howardish tendencies

Politics

Mar 17, 2008

3

The debate over whether the first months of the Rudd Government have seen real achievement might be assessed in the context of progress on a number of major initiatives. Or lack thereof, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.

Will slow turtle Kevin still win the race?

Politics

Mar 13, 2008

Presenting your cut-out-and-keep guide to what each party stands for on a range of key policy areas.

Crikey Crib Sheets Part 1: Policy Comparisons

News

Nov 19, 2007

1

The announcement by Mr Howard that more federal intervention is on the way presents the federal-state crisis Australia had to have, writes Klaas Woldring.

Federal take-overs will mean constitutional mayhem

Politics

Aug 21, 2007

There are 9 articles in federal state relations