#Commonwealth

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

The West India Committee is not doing a good job of accounting for its own history. This highly inaccurate description of the pro-slavery organisation was published on its website until

Sandi Logan

SandiHLogan

THREAD. Was Dyson Heydon denied "procedural fairness"? In short, no. As explored & explained by someone far more learned in the law than me, allow me to share his insights.

Chris Cook

xtophercook

Opening up questions of reparations is, might I suggest, a very bad idea for Britainhttps://twitter.com/mrharrycole/status/1246750522511699970 Could make the Commonwealth games a bit edgier.

The Chesterfield Colonel

ChesterfieldO5

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong in the Korean War. It remains one of @AustralianArmy’s finest battlefield achievements. A thread on the Battle: Only five years

Srikanth Ramakrishnan / שריקנט ראמקרישנאן

rsrikanth05

Who the fuck is this trashy ignoramus?Most of us knew Geeta and Babita Phogat from the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Much much before Aamir Khan came into the picture. The kind

Spectrum Politics

SpectrumPol

Our voters have agreed that we should remove the Queen as Head of state of The Bahamas. Though, interestingly enough, almost 40% of voters didn't know enough. Here's a thread

Steven Caruana

CaruanaSteven

COVID-19 presents the first challenge to Australia's National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) and its OPCAT obligations. While the NPM obligations do not formally commence until 2022, the Commonwealth Ombudsman's NPM role

Ingrid M

iMusing

Morrison: “we’re still working through some legal procedures here...”The federal court case was judicial review. A judge reviews the lawfulness of executive government (the bureaucracy) actions. It found there is

Teresa

atma_shanti

Long Thread:1996 Each note had “Legal Tender, guaranteed by The Crown & the Commonwealth of Australia”Each $1 note “Legal Tender throughout the Commonwealth of Australia & the Territories of the

From the home of Eric Fidler

EricFidler

Meanwhile in Virginia, the commonwealth leapfrogs to the 21st c. by extending voting hours, allowing mail-in ballots for any reason, making Election Day a holiday, automatically registering voters at the

AG Josh Shapiro

PAAttorneyGen

We applaud the Court’s decision to slow down, get to regular order, and let Pennsylvania have an election. Now we must vote and take time to count all eligible ballots.

Rep. Rob Wittman

RobWittman

(1/2) Throughout my time in Congress, I've made it a top priority to ensure the health of our environment so that it can be enjoyed by future generations. I’m working

Justin Warren ⬡

jpwarren

This NSW Review of Federal Financial Relations from NSW gives the National Cabinet both barrels. And it's from July 2020! https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-06/FFR%20Review%20Draft%20Report%20.pdf I reckon Victoria

Beyond Gender

Beyond__Gender

Friday Night Session Scholarship 103Title: Scholarship and funding opportunities for international students.Writer and Guest: Scholar @Okafor_ScINSTRUCTIONS-Read the thread.- Drop your questions under the thread. It will be answered.-Retwee

Ethan C. Lynne

ethanclynne

If you’ve ever been on a zoom call with me, you’ve probably seen this sticker. It’s what I see when I go to bed, and when I wake up. It’s

Rohan Leppert

RohanLeppert

The State Govt's $16.8m Arts Survival package is very welcome. This will make an important difference in the months ahead to non-government arts orgs. In lieu of any new funding