I did a very quick minimalist rebuild of garethernst.com using good old WordPress. Gareth Ernst has just completed his honours year at the National Art School in Sydney. His graduating work is a massive drawing with some interesting investigations into diagramming, the power of image making and semiotics all rolled into its 10m length.
I have been promising Gareth this rebuild for about 8 weeks. So here it is, and I am sorry it took so long!
A little known fact (I seem to be full of them of late) is that the Australian constitutional model is not based on the Westminster system, although some claim it is. However, there are still a few conventions which were upheld until the last decade or so.
The last of these to go by the board is the separation of powers. Indeed constitutionally this is far more obvious in Australia than in the UK [Attorney General]. However, it appears that current politicians have been to the Bjelke-Petersen school of political science. It seems that the executive now feel that they should overrule the judiciary whenever they disagree, even when those involved may be “more innocent than innocent”.
So I have asked Mr Andrews to explain to me the concept of the rule of law and the doctrine of the separation of powers; as I appear to be confused. I will keep you updated.