1. Modernizing Australia
The fact that the Constitution is an Act of British Parliament, despite the fact that the Australia Acts (1986) severed all legal ties with Britain, has been a large factor in the call for a Republic, along with suggestions of removing references to the Crown from the Constitution. ... Another issue of growing concern is Australia's increasing multiculturalism and awareness of indigenous rights. ... The Australian Constitution also has very few absolute individual rights, and even these only exist through interpretation. ... The lack of individual rights has prompted many to wonder whethe...
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