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A funny thing happened on the way to the Senate

The Upper House in our federal parliament has become a maverick - much like those who sit in it

27 September 2014

9:00 AM

27 September 2014

9:00 AM

Australia’s Constitution copied much from the United States. We explicitly opted for an American-style federalist arrangement whereby only the centre’s heads of powers are listed, and what is not listed goes to the States. This is in contrast to the Canadian model, where the powers of both the centre and the provinces are listed, the goal there being to weaken the provinces.

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