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by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 November 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesImposing financial penalties on parliamentarians who sit in parliament whilst disqualified appeals to many of us, but I suspect that few are aware that it is a viable option. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 11 November 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn the hope of providing some clarity to an issue that is becoming increasingly murky, politicised and more than likely to decide the fate of the Prime Minister if not the government, I set...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 12 October 2017 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: 13 minutesMost Australians struggle to understand American’s seeming obsession with guns, linked to their near worship of, and reliance on, their Constitution as the source and protector of rights and freedoms. Through a comparative overview of...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 4 October 2017 · Last modified 27 March 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany, if not most Americans treat their constitutional ‘right to bear arms’ as a fundamental aspect of their identity. This right is to be found in the second amendment of the US Constitution, which...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 20 September 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 10 minutesThanks in large measure to Rosie Batty, Australian of the Year for 2015, domestic violence has gained more prominence, and prompted increased government action. Nevertheless, those seeking to identify the nature, prevalence, causes and...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 11 September 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Majority, and Human Rights in our Democracy The postal survey of public views on same-sex marriage has revealed a widely held view that it is up to the Australian people to indicate if...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 30 August 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 18 minutesIntroduction In the first part of my paper (see the preceding post) I outlined the findings of studies of the incidence of psychological distress and mental illness among law students and legal practitioners. I...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 26 August 2017 · Last modified 23 July 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutesHighest Level of Psychological Distress The incidence of psychological distress and mental illness among Australian lawyers and law students is significantly higher than that affecting the general population and those in other professions or...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 August 2017 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 6 minutesAn interesting (if not altogether important) Australian political/legal issue will play out over the next few days. It concerns several federal parliamentarians, who in the past month discovered that they may hold dual citizenship,...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 12 August 2017 · Last modified 27 March 2019
Reading Time: 14 minutesReligious conservatives opposed to marriage equality in Australia, routinely cite sacred texts that they claim support their position. However, such references to biblical endorsement of marriage appear to be little more than sanitised spin,...
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