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oapen-20.500.12657-876832024-03-28T14:03:17Z The Australian Constitution and National Identity Olijnyk, Anna Reilly, Alexander Australian Constitution National Identity constitutional change citizenship Constitutional History thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAQ Law and society, sociology of law thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAZ Legal history thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LND Constitutional and administrative law: general What does Australia's Constitution say about national identity? A conventional answer might be 'not much’. Yet recent constitutional controversies raise issues about the recognition of First Peoples, the place of migrants and dual citizens, the right to free speech, the nature of our democracy, and our continuing connection to the British monarchy. These are constitutional questions, but they are also questions about who we are as a nation. This edited collection brings together legal, historical, and political science scholarship. These diverse perspectives reveal a wealth of connections between the Australian Constitution and Australia’s national identity. 2024-02-15T07:47:55Z 2024-02-15T07:47:55Z 2023 book ONIX_20240215_9781760465643_2 9781760465643 9781760465636 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/87683 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781760465643.pdf https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/n10734/pdf/book.pdf ANU Press 10.22459/ACNI.2023 10.22459/ACNI.2023 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781760465643 9781760465636 312 Canberra open access
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What does Australia's Constitution say about national identity? A conventional answer might be 'not much’. Yet recent constitutional controversies raise issues about the recognition of First Peoples, the place of migrants and dual citizens, the right to free speech, the nature of our democracy, and our continuing connection to the British monarchy. These are constitutional questions, but they are also questions about who we are as a nation. This edited collection brings together legal, historical, and political science scholarship. These diverse perspectives reveal a wealth of connections between the Australian Constitution and Australia’s national identity.
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