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Towards a healthier federation. (Politics).(federal-state relations)

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| November 01, 2001 | Balmer, Colin | COPYRIGHT 2001 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IN THIS CENTENARY YEAR of Federation it is worth reflecting on one of the necessary features of our federal system that is not mentioned in the constitution. Given that the constitution provided for both the continued existence of the colonies (henceforth to be known as states) and their sovereign status, it is surprising that the constitution made no provision for some means of formal liaison between them and the new sovereign commonwealth that was to be the result of their deliberations.

Perhaps one reason for this is that there had been regular meetings of the colonial premiers during the preceding years and, since these had evolved without any formal base, ...

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