Teaching Australians Civics: QUOTALS Dinner Speech 15 August 1997

The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5204/qutlr.v13i0.440

Abstract

One of the chief failures of a century of federal government in Australia has been the omission to teach succeeding generations about the Constitution and how this country is governed. The result is a shocking level of ignorance about civics. This ignorance reveals itself in what passes for the constitutional "debate" in this country. It extends even to some of our leaders. In a sense, this ignorance undermines our country's commitment to constitutionalism and the rule of law. We should be moving urgently to correct it. That should be a major objective of the celebrations of the centenary of the Constitution in 2001.

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Oct 30, 1997

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KIRBY AC CMG, The Hon. Justice Michael. Teaching Australians Civics: QUOTALS Dinner Speech 15 August 1997. QUT Law Review, [S.l.], v. 13, p. 149-151, oct. 1997. ISSN 2201-7275. Available at: <https://lr.law.qut.edu.au/article/view/440>. Date accessed: 01 feb. 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.5204/qutlr.v13i0.440.

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