Australian law in need of significant overhaul

By Peta Hawker
November 29 2017 - 7:00am
OVERHAUL: Peta Hawker says recent events have caused her to question how Australia's laws have developed, and whether they are meeting their aims.
OVERHAUL: Peta Hawker says recent events have caused her to question how Australia's laws have developed, and whether they are meeting their aims.

In the past few months, “the law” has been under the microscope and in the public conscience for reasons other than youth detention centres and parole system inadequacies. The past two weeks have been overshadowed by an imminent (although not guaranteed) change to the marriage laws, and the citizenship laws governing the eligibility of political candidates. It does seem odd that while it appears completely “doable” to change the marriage laws, changing the citizenship laws to make them more in line and reflective of modern and future Australia is not on any agenda. 

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