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should Australia hold more referendums?

  • Written by Paul Kildea, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
should Australia hold more referendums?AAP/Darren Pateman

Last month the mayors of Queensland’s two biggest cities proposed a referendum on reintroducing daylight saving in the Sunshine State.

South Australians, meanwhile, have recently heard calls for popular votes on retail trading hours and recreational cannabis.

In our system, politicians pass laws and make decisions, but...

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