Check this out...looks like the new gear is back on the cards!! 
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25283463-601,00.html
Mineral, it is an 8,000 million dollar handout. It makes sense to check if it is legal. The lawyers/High Court fees would be insignificant in the greater scheme of things.
The process is important otherwise you have scenarios such as one man taking a democratic country to war without any discussion or vote in Parliment or even Cabinet.
Enjoy my taxes folks,
I won't be getting it as I'm on the run from the CSA and the ATO.
Shhh don't tell anyone 
and passed by both houses. The clown was either just grandstanding or had an ulterior motive
and passed by both houses. The clown was either just grandstanding or had an ulterior motive
Grumps , I agree with you here.
Unfortunately the High Court does not seem to restrict itself to matters of law. Unlike the Privy Council which being UK based and was sort of an unbiased umpire the guys in the High Court seem to vote along the lines of the political masters who installed them there. See the Corporations Law decision and their absurd reasons/findings.
