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Something to worry about.(Ryan)(Pillars of Power: Australia's Institutions)(Book review)

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| October 01, 2007 | Ryan, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2007 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

YEARS AGO--indeed so long ago that I can't even find a copy of the article--I wrote a piece about Australian federation. Not that I could claim any particular knowledge or professional qualification in that field; but what sturdy journalist has ever been deterred by so trifling a deficiency? And a sufficiency of editors (God bless them!) has always been indulgent enough to print the result.

The High Court was at the time hearing argument on a matter which aroused some public controversy, but the details now entirely escape me. (It was certainly well before that dramatic day when Governor-General John Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government.)

Not only did ...

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