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Our Will, Our Way – Australia’s Future

1 See BR Wise: The Making of The Australian Commonwealth , 1913. University of Sydney Library

2 See: Sir Henry Parkes, March 1891, Sydney.

On Cobwebs and Fine Silk: Nationhood for the 21st Century

1 M.kirby ‘Lucinda's Handiwork - The Australian Constitution - A Centenary Assessment': Monash University Law Review [ Vol 23, No 2) 1997.

2 Andrew Probyn: ABC News; 31 July, 2019.

3 Sections 10, 26, 41, 65, 69, 70, 74, 85, 87, 88, 89, 93, 95, 101, 102 and 103 are spent, redundant or haven't been used for more than 100 years. Sections 3, 5, 30, 83, 84, 90 and 92 are partly redundant, as is the critical section 128.

4 The principle resource for this analysis is The Australian Constitution (Annotated) 1996, Constitutional Centenary Foundation, produced for the Bathurst People's Convention 22-24 November 1996.

5 Section 127 was removed by the 1967 referendum, but the number of sections was not altered.

6 For a full list of Sections that require review see: http://bit.ly/Ozconstitution

7 Section 24 limits the number of seats in the House of Representatives to twice the number of senators. To increase the number of MHRS, the number of Senators must also increase. Major political parties are unlikely to agree to any increase in the size of the Senate.

8 G. Robin, ‘Our Decomposing Democracy', Australian Quarterly, Vol 90 Issue 2 Apr–jun 2019.

9 The Economist Intelligence Unit 2018 Democracy Index ranks Australia ninth in a list of the world's full democracies. The United Kingdom ranks 14th. The United States, identified as a flawed democracy, is ranked 25th.

10 A. Twomey, The Conversation, 17/7/2019.

11 Ibid

12 The proposal requiring simultaneous elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate was supported by 62.22% of the voting population. 52.49% of Queenslanders opposed the proposal, 51.53% of Western Australians opposed it as did 65.74% of Tasmanians.

13 In 1910 NSW opposed giving the new Commonwealth unrestricted power to take over state debts.

The Isolated Political Class

1 The figure for trust in people in government is sourced from Sarah Cameron and Ian Mcallister (2019), Trends in Australian Political Opinion. Results from the Australian Election Study 19872019, Canberra, ANU, p. 99. All other data is reported in Gerry Stoker, Mark Evans and Max Halupka (2018). Democracy 2025 Report No. 1. Trust and Democracy in Australia: democratic decline and renewal, Canberra, MOAD. Retrieved 8 February 2020 from: https://democracy2025.gov.au

2 See Mark Evans, Gerry Stoker and Max Halupka (2019), ‘ Trust and democracy in Australia'. In Evans, M.,grattan, M. and Mccaffrie, B. eds., From Turnbull to Morrison. Trust Divide, Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, p. 21.

3 See: Edelman (2019). 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer, retrieved 8 February 2020 from: https://www.afr.com/leadership/australiansshow-surprise-leap-of-faith-in-edelman-trust-survey-20190122h1abwv

4 See: Geoff Gallop, G (2011), ‘How Healthy Is Australian Federalism?', Papers on Parliament, 56, July, Parliament of Australia, Canberra and Michelle Grattan (2018), ‘If politicians want more trust from voters, they need to start behaving with civility and respect', The Conversation, retrieved 8 February from: https://theconversation.com/if-politicians-want-more-trustfrom-voters-they-need-to-start-behaving-with-civility-andrespect-99010

5 See Mark Evans, Gerry Stoker and Max Halupka (2019), Democracy 2025 Report No.5: How Australian federal politicians would like to reform their democracy. Canberra, MOAD. Retrieved 8 February 2020 from: https://democracy2025.gov.au

6 See: Sarah Cameron and Ian Mcallister 2019; Gerry Stoker et al., 2018 and Mark Evans et al., 2019.

7 See Gerry Stoker et al., 2018.

8 See, for example, the “seven principles of public life” enunciated by the original Nolan Committee which have become the gold standard for public conduct and in some parts of corporate life. They promote selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. Retrieved 11 February 2020 from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life

9 Mark Evans et al., 2019, p. 2.

10 Sarah Cameron and Ian Mcallister, 2019, p. 99.

11 Auditor-general's Report No 23 of 2019-20, Award of Funding under the Community Sport Infrastructure Program. Australian National Audit Office, retrieved 15 January 2020 from: https://www.anao.gov.au/sites/default/files/auditor-general_Report_2019-2020_23.pdf

12 Australian Government, August 2018, Statement of Ministerial Standards, retrieved 20 February from: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/statement-ministerial-standards

13 Philip Gaetjens, 14 February 2020, Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Administration of Sports Grants No 1, retrieved 20 February from: https://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/Committees/senate/administration_of_sports_grants/Adminsportsgrants/submissions

14 Michael Keating, 6 February 2020, Scomo and the Public Service: How Bad Can It Get?. John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations, retrieved 20 February from: https://johnmenadue.com

15 A.C. Grayling (2017), Democracy and Its Crisis, London, Oneworld, p. 181.