Australia: How do you describe the Constitution of one of the most successful Western liberal democracies in history?

As Constitutions go, America’s is the most famous and revered document. By contrast, the Australian constitution doesn’t inspire as much interest. Two lawyers have taken upon themselves the task of ...

Considered the greatest constitutional crisis in Australian history, the downfall of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on November 11, 1975, has been the subject of conspiracy theories ever ...

In 2017, 250 First Nations people gathered together from across Australia to draft and sign the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Uluru Statement proposed a First Nations Voice to Parliament, a body ...

Australians expect to vote this year in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese choked up Thursday as he announced the terms of a referendum that would lead to a profound constitutional change: the creation of a new representative body ...