While the houses are under a moral and political obligation to obey the Constitution, this is difficult when the Constitution itself is unclear and its…

A minority government would not mean the government would fall - but it would make governing more difficult, says Anne Twomey.

Section 44 of the Constitution has struck down many a politician in the past year – but is it powerful enough to take down the Liberal…

The message to every aspiring politician is to check your family tree, identify any foreign citizenship you may have and renounce now.

There is still a risk that ministerial decisions made by a disqualified MP could be successfully challenged. Professor Anne Twomey explains which decisions are safe,…

It’d be better for ministers like Barnaby Joyce to have any potentially contentious decisions made by an acting minister until their citizenship issues are resolved.

OPINION: COAG wasn't the unmitigated success the prime minister may have hoped. But in rejecting a system where state differences could leave some behind,…