9 episodes
It's Not Just the Vibe, It's the Constitution Kim Rubenstein and James Blackwell
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4.8 • 21 Ratings
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In 2023 Australians are being asked to change the Constitution. If we are being asked to change something, shouldn’t we know what is in it already? Sure, we know something about ‘the vibe’ of it from the Castle, but what else?
In this 8-part podcast series, It’s Not Just the Vibe, it’s the Constitution! Kim Rubenstein and James Blackwell talk about just that – how the Constitution came to be, what is in it already, and what the 2023 referendum is about!
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Episode 8: The Voice
In this final session Kim and James discuss the history of The Voice to Parliament referendum proposal, and what is contained in the proposal for the referendum.
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Episode 7: The Crown
In this session Kim and James discuss the role of 'The Crown' in the Australian Constitution.
Recorded on Wiradyuri Country. Before October 14th Referendum date was announced. -
Episode 6: How to Change the Constitution
In this session Kim and James look directly at section 128 and what it says about how to change the Constitution – some of the quirky history around it – with links back to the first session on history and what is involved now in a referendum this year.
Recorded before the October 14th Referendum date was announced. -
Episode 5: Representative Democracy
In this session Kim and James discuss what Representative Democracy is and how it is reflected in the constitution.
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Episode 4: Citizenship
This session identifies things that are not in the Australian Constitution as well as the things that are in there!
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Episode 3: Separation of Powers
In this session we highlight how the first 3 chapters of the Constitution define institutional structures—the Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary.
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As I’m writing my final essay for my JD degree on whether Australia should adopt US-style equal protection and due process clauses (14th & 5th amendments) in our constitution I’m hooked on your podcasts and want more. Their clear pronunciations of constitutional formation have helped round out my understanding of the founders intentional lack of focus on equality or rights for First Nations peoples, believed to have been dying out anyway. How do our functional equivalents such as the RDA, common law (ChIII) and international law principles operate to fill the gap left by few and scattered rights protections at the federal level? Bring on Constitutional reform to better protect minority rights or at least a bill of rights at the federal level. Thank you!
FABULOUS
Fabulous - engaging and informative - providing history and context to Australia’s constitution.. who got a say and who was excluded. Highly relevant now as we consider constitutional change in the Voice referendum.