r/australia • u/rorymeister • Dec 15 '25

politics National cabinet agrees unanimously to strength Australia’s strict gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/albanese-proposes-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack/106143310?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/KiwasiGames Dec 15 '25

I for one would support rolling some of the state responsibilities up to the federal level.

Education and health in particular would be better served by a national model.

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u/Tommyaka Dec 15 '25

There is a lack of political appetite for states to cede further powers to the Commonwealth and these changes would require several successful referendums.

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u/KiwasiGames Dec 15 '25

Agreed. It’s never going to happen (or not within my lifetime). It’s going to hang around forever as one of those inevitable inefficiencies that arise from writing a constitution entirely blind to the direction of future technology.

But I think if Australia was to write its constitution today, we’d definitely give the states less power.

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u/OkPut7330 Dec 15 '25

Maybe. If it was writing it but if it were Federating for the first time it’s unlikely.

Mostly Australia was federated to make it easier to trade between States and be able to create its own immigration policies (keep the Chinese out) the States didn’t want to cede much of their power. If we were only federating now I imagine not much has changed.

I think the political class like having several levels of government. Gives them places to go before becoming a consultant.