This book provides an engaging and distinctive treatment for anyone seeking to understand the significance and interpretation of the Constitution.

A provocative reassessment of the Australian constitution from the perspective of a political scientist.

Providing an interdisciplinary overview of Australian constitutional law and practice, this Handbook situates the development of the constitutional system in its proper context. It also examines recurrent themes and tensions in Australian constitutional law, and points the way for future developments.

This book describes how ideas about federalism influenced those who drafted the Australian Constitution.