On Australia's Constitution
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Few figures in Australian political history cast as long a shadow as Gough Whitlam, and in On Australia's Constitution, he channels decades of experience and legal acumen into a rigorous examination of the document that governs the nation. Written in the aftermath of the tumultuous constitutional crisis of 1975 — in which Whitlam's own government was dismissed by the Governor-General — this work presents a penetrating argument for fundamental reform, dissecting the ambiguities, anachronisms, and structural weaknesses embedded within Australia's founding charter. Whitlam writes with the authority of a statesman who lived through the consequences of constitutional failure, and his prose is as forceful as it is precise. The work argues passionately for a more democratic and republican framework, urging Australians to confront the unresolved tensions between Westminster convention and the written constitutional text. A landmark contribution to Australian political thought, this volume remains as urgent and provocative today as when it was first penned — leaving the reader to wonder whether the reforms Whitlam demanded are still yet to come.
Author: E.G. Whitlam
Format: Paperback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in Australian political history cast as long a shadow as Gough Whitlam, and in On Australia's Constitution, he channels decades of experience and legal acumen into a rigorous examination of the document that governs the nation. Written in the aftermath of the tumultuous constitutional crisis of 1975 — in which Whitlam's own government was dismissed by the Governor-General — this work presents a penetrating argument for fundamental reform, dissecting the ambiguities, anachronisms, and structural weaknesses embedded within Australia's founding charter. Whitlam writes with the authority of a statesman who lived through the consequences of constitutional failure, and his prose is as forceful as it is precise. The work argues passionately for a more democratic and republican framework, urging Australians to confront the unresolved tensions between Westminster convention and the written constitutional text. A landmark contribution to Australian political thought, this volume remains as urgent and provocative today as when it was first penned — leaving the reader to wonder whether the reforms Whitlam demanded are still yet to come.