Costello and Federalism: What you say about centralism dominating and failing to win referendums is exactly right. But there are exceptions even to that.
* 1946 social services power
* 1967 aborigines included in race power
Your comment puts Peter Costello\'s push for a new federalism into its proper light. Nobody would believe it would be successful at referendum, and it is not designed to win the cooperation of the states (under s51.37)
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* 1946 social services power
* 1967 aborigines included in race power Your comment puts Peter Costello\'s push for a new federalism into its proper light. Nobody would believe it would be successful at referendum, and it is not designed to win the cooperation of the states (under s51.37)