Comment Re:Legal recourse? (Oz==democracy) (Score 4) 281
As a oz resident - i can tell you a bit aboutAustralian legal system. We are a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster style of govt. We have a constitution but all that basically does is carve up responsibility for 'everything' between the Federal govt. and the States (6 of + 2 Territories). We dont have a 'bill of rights' as such, nothing that really comes close to it either.
This bill has basically been rammed home by two politicians, the two that control the balance of power in the senate (upper house), one of these two recently brought the proposed Goods & services tax to its knees (we are all waiting to see if it gets up or finally dies or what...
It will be interseting to see how it goes...
This bill has basically been rammed home by two politicians, the two that control the balance of power in the senate (upper house), one of these two recently brought the proposed Goods & services tax to its knees (we are all waiting to see if it gets up or finally dies or what...
It will be interseting to see how it goes...
