(-AUSTRALIAN-) by Colum Graham “Since 1939, the federal government has various ways, gained power without amendment to the constitution” Page One- The words of the constitution have changed very little since federation, nineteen hundred and one. Out of forty-two attempts to change the constitution (by referendum) have occurred and only eight have succeeded. Only three of those eight have had any real significance to the balance of power between state and federal government. However within the grea…showed first 75 words of 1223 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1223 total…ble to make decisions federally based, without changing the Constitution. Whether it is good for the federal government to have a controlling power over the states in debatable but it has. Whether it is good for our society for the High Court to have so much power is arguable, but it has. This is how Australia runs and it is good to be apart of it.