Federalism

President Duterte promised to decentralise government in The Philippines in favour of a federal one. But will the upcoming parliamentary elections make it harder?

Australia is a big country, and a continent remote from the rest of the world. But what role has this distance, both internal and external, played in Australia’s constitutional development?

Fixing Federation is about more than any tinkering with income tax, it needs a hard cap on Commonwealth handouts and policy freedom for the States.

State tax reform is a critical component of a national tax reform for prosperity - but this reform needs national co-ordination

It’s time to give the states and territories more say in how they run our schools

Are plebiscites the answer we have been searching for?