Abstract

More than a century of Australian arguments opposed to federalism are surveyed to find evidence for the persistence over time of a broad federal principle in Australian discourse among those who most opposed federalism. At no time during the history of modern Australia has the federal structure of Australian constitutionalism been seriously challenged, yet during several periods there have been vocal popular movements to adopt a unitary structure in place of federalism, and we can refer to these movements as Antifederalists. In examining their proposals for alternative unitary structures much rests on the establishment of regional units with some form of specified legislative authority rather than outright sovereignty. This regional dimension of the Antifederalist unification movement in Australia is an essential part of that movement.

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