A History of Australia, Volume 5Cambridge University Press, 1981 - Australia |
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... constitution then they were giving the minority equal power with the majority , because in a federal constitution every law had to receive assent of the majority of the people , and the assent of the majority of States . The latter ...
... constitution then they were giving the minority equal power with the majority , because in a federal constitution every law had to receive assent of the majority of the people , and the assent of the majority of States . The latter ...
Page 123
... Constitution introduced votes for women . The liberals were campaigning for a federal constitution free from the safeguards for minority interests which the conservatives had written into the draft constitution of 1891.57 On the role of ...
... Constitution introduced votes for women . The liberals were campaigning for a federal constitution free from the safeguards for minority interests which the conservatives had written into the draft constitution of 1891.57 On the role of ...
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... Constitution empowered the Commonwealth Parliament to create a High Court consisting of a Chief Justice and ' so many other Justices , not less than two , as the Parliament prescribes ' . Section 72 defined their method of appointment ...
... Constitution empowered the Commonwealth Parliament to create a High Court consisting of a Chief Justice and ' so many other Justices , not less than two , as the Parliament prescribes ' . Section 72 defined their method of appointment ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Copyright | |
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