Submitted by Steve Irons on Sun, 01/12/2019 - 12:28pm
Recent discussions on the inability of the Australian governments to address climate emergency, bushfire calamity and the death of river systems are throwing up useful concepts that need to be taken seriously at all levels of nationhood, federal, state, local and traditional.
Abandonment or emulation?
Here's a couple that get things going:
https://twitter.com/Girrali/status/1200778931382566913
https://twitter.com/Michz45/status/1200780434868539392
My reaction to these important ideas is given below. It involves regionalism to replace statehood in key areas of governance.
I have taken Part Two of the Constitution & made changes that "seek to give proper representation of Indigenous Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Parliament".
It naturally gives "the voters for Proper Representation" a voice, as the Senate is the "House Of Review" for all legislation, and for all actions of governance at the federal level.
Change = Insert Change = Remove,
Part II - The Senate
7. The Senate
The Senate shall be composed of senators for each Region, directly chosen by the people of the Region, voting until the Parliament otherwise provides as one electorate.
For the purpose of voting for the Senate, there shall be 31 regions, whose boundaries on land are based on the flow of water, and whose boundaries at sea reflect the May 2012 Proclamation of the Australian Continental Shelf Limits, as follows:
No |
Region |
Capital |
River System |
Geographic definition |
1 |
Van Dieman |
Darwin |
ABCDEF Basin |
|
2 |
East Arnhem |
Nhulunbuy |
Aligator Basin |
|
3 |
Mataranka |
Katherine |
Roper Edith Basin |
|
4 |
Borroloola |
Mornington Island |
Robinson McArthur Basin |
|
5 |
Wurung |
Mt Isa |
Leichhardt Albert Basin |
|
6 |
Carpentaria |
Cloncurry |
Norman Flinders Basin |
|
7 |
Keer-Weer |
Weipa |
Keer Weer Basin |
|
8 |
Cook |
Cooktown |
Endeavour Basin |
|
9 |
Mareeba |
Cairns |
Herbert Basin |
|
10 |
Charters |
Townsville |
Belyando Basin |
|
11 |
Capricorn |
Rockhampton |
MIBM Basin |
|
12 |
Boonah |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Bremer Basin |
|
13 |
Casino |
Lismore |
Clarence Basin |
|
14 |
New England |
Armidale |
Manning McLeay Basin |
|
15 |
Sandy Hollow |
Newcastle |
Hunter Valley Basin |
|
16 |
Narrabeen |
Sydney |
Hawkesbury Nepean Basin |
|
17 |
Cape Howe |
Merimbula |
Bega Basin |
|
18 |
Portland |
Launceston |
Tamar Esk Meander Basin |
|
19 |
SE Cape |
Hobart |
Derwent Basin |
|
20 |
Sandy Cove |
Devonport |
Mersey Basin |
|
21 |
Wonthaggi |
Melbourne |
Yarra Barwon Basin |
|
22 |
Menindee |
Adelaide |
Murray-Darling Basin |
|
23 |
Uluru Central |
Alice Springs |
Sandover Eyre Basin |
|
24 |
Great Australian Bight |
Kalgoorlie–Boulder |
Officer Basin |
|
25 |
Nyabing |
Albany |
Kalgan Basin |
|
26 |
Kwinana |
Perth |
Swan Margaret Basin |
|
27 |
Meekatharra |
Geraldton |
Lyons Basin |
|
28 |
Murujuga |
Carnarvon |
Gascoyne Basin |
|
29 |
Marapikurrinya |
Karratha |
Yule Shaw Basin |
|
30 |
Fitzroy Crossing |
Broome |
Fitzroy Fraser Basin |
|
31 |
Wyndham |
Kununurra |
Victoria Ord Basin |
To comply with Part II of the Constitution, each Region shall have a Council that looks after the whole of the River System and the Continental Shelf of that Region and each Council of a Region shall elect a Lord Mayor.
If you are interested in any concepts addressed on this page, you are welcome to work them out using the http://www.BloggerMe.com.au blogs publishing system to take them another step.
Cheers
Steve
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