In this session we highlight section 41 of the Australian Constitution. With links to women’s influence on the drafting.
Resources related to this episode:
The Australian Constitution can be found at https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/foi-logs/foi-2021-017.pdf
In this session we highlight section 41 (with link to women’s influence on the drafting).
350+ indigenous – laws/ways of behaving before the Australian Constitution was drafted
Wiradjuri law – Marcia Langton and Aaron Corne book
https://thamesandhudson.com.au/product/first-knowledges-law-the-way-of-the-ancestors
And a podcast of Marcia Langton and Aaron Corne speaking about their book at https://www.anu.edu.au/alumni/events/meet-the-author-marcia-langton-and-aaron-corn
Motivations for Federation – https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/history-of-parliament/federation/the-federation-of-australia/
Who was involved in drafting the Constitution: http://www.australianconstitutioncentre.org.au/the-writers-of-the-australian-constitution.html
Who was not involved!?
More about Catherine Helen Spence who in 1897 became Australia’s first female political candidate when she stood (unsuccessfully) for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide.
Themes built into the Constitution introduced in this episode but further podcasts to come!
Representative Democracy ss 7 and 24
Separation of Powers (between Legislature, Executive, Judiciary) – US influences – sections
s 1, s 61 and s 71
Responsible Government – UK influences – section 64
Federalism – s 51, s 109
Parliamentary sovereignty (limited constitutional rights protection)
The Rule of Law s 75(v)
For questions about the information discussed, contact: Kim.Rubenstein@canberra.edu.au