1/2 Update on #Palmer:
Just remembered we have this lovely setup where the states have full legal powers but if a state's law contradicts the law of the Commonwealth, then the federal jurisdiction can override the state. Remember when the ACT legalised same-sex marriage?
Just remembered we have this lovely setup where the states have full legal powers but if a state's law contradicts the law of the Commonwealth, then the federal jurisdiction can override the state. Remember when the ACT legalised same-sex marriage?
2/2 Whether the federals get involved is up to them. Bearing this in mind, if there are any other weird idiosyncrasies in our system, I'd rather know now. So the first thing to do is read the Australian Constitution, which comes in at a positively brief 44 pages. #auspol
If I do Law next year I'll have to read this stuff eventually so I may as well start. And it's for a good cause. Palmer's actions resulted in the worst government we've ever seen & frightened Labor back into their centrist swamp. It was a dog act. He's a low, treacherous bastard.
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