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Note from the Editor, Sarah Moulds

COMMENT

Commemorating the Bicentenary of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Office of the Black Rod 

ARTICLES

Uncertainty and the Exercise of Reserve Powers: Revisiting a Governor-General’s Code of Practice*
Alistair Davidson

Order in a Disorderly House: New South Wales Assembly Committees in an Era of Independence*
Catherine Watson

‘We Asked, You Said, We Did’: Closing the Feedback Loop in Committees’ Public Engagement Processes
Patrick Glynn

Committee effectiveness in the pursuit of executive accountability: does the winner really take all in Queensland?
Dr Jodhi Rutherford

Senate Public Bills in Canada: What goes up must bring something down?
Charlie Feldman and Anushua Nag

The Conscientious Public Servant and the Curse of the Code of Conduct
Simon Scott

Explanatory Memorandums for proposed legislation in Australia: Are they fulfilling their purpose? – a revisitation
Alex Hickman

Ministers as private Members: Constituency representation in the Federation Chamber
Kathleen McGarry

Balancing Openness and Integrity: Parliament’s Role in the Age of AI and Deepfakes
Brittany Turner

Legal Jurisdictions in a Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities in Parliamentary Oversight of Social Media Platforms
Rachel Tan

BOOK REVIEWS

John Hirst: selected writings, edited by Chris Feik. La Trobe University Press in conjunction with Black Inc, 2025, pp. 337. Paperback, RRP $36.99 ISBN 978176064578.
David Clune

Civic Engagement in Australian Democracy, Edited by Sarah Murray and Lachlan Umbers, 2025, Anthem Press, London and NY, pp 234 RRP AUD 110, ISBN: 9781839993534 (Hbk).
Kim Rubenstein

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