Edward Braddon News Today

How do I vote in the Voice to parliament referendum and do I need to vote?

What is a federal budget trying to do? How does the government decide where to spend its money? And where did budget rituals such as “the lock-up” come from?

What is a federal budget trying to do? How does the government decide where to spend its money? And where did budget rituals such as “the lock-up” come from?

Roman Quaedvlieg standing tall in his smart black suit — medals glistening, insignia flashing — looked every bit the man-in-uniform from centra

Advertisement In 1898, Edward Braddon, an early proponent of Australia’s federation, said “we should cease to feel that we belong to this state or to that, and only acknowledge that we belonged to the Commonwealth”. More than 100 years later, as the fog of coronavirus continues to cloud the country, state-based parochialism is stronger than ever. State borders and cities shut at a moment’s notice, police turn away residents returning from interstate while confidence in premiers and thei...