Real constitutional reform after Fitzgerald: Still waiting for Godot

Griffith Law Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 596-620

  Prasser, Scott ^a   Aroney, Nicholas ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84856988347     PISSN: 10383441     EISSN: 18394205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10854657.2009.10854657     Document Type: Article

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