AUSTRALIA’S CONSTITUTION – The Untold History – With Dr. Christopher Reynolds - CtN130

About this episode

Dr. Christopher Reynolds discusses the untold history of Australia's Constitution and the influence of Andrew Inglis Clark.

AUSTRALIA’S CONSTITUTION – THE UNTOLD HISTORY WITH DR. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS COMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 130 Steven Tripp is joined by Australian historian, political philosopher and author of ‘What A Capital Idea: Australia 1770-1901’, Dr. Christopher Reynolds. Dr. Reynolds unpacks the history of the Australian Constitution, including new information he has uncovered on Andrew Inglis Clark, that man who wrote the first draft. Dr. Reynolds explains the vision that Andrew Inglis Clark had for Australia and how his draft Constitution was meddled with by the State Premiers and Constitutional delegates of the time. As Dr. Reynolds says, “the Constitution we signed up for, is not the Government we got”. Don’t miss this episode! To contact Dr. Reynolds, or to purchase his book, visit: https://drchristopherreynolds.com SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for Commanding the Narrative by donating – your support is much appreciated! https://www.commandingthenarrative.com/donate https://www.buymeacoffee.com/commandingthenarrative KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL OUR PODCASTS AND ARTICLES, visit: https://www.commandingthenarrative.com To become a Member of Australians for Better Government, visit…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Tripp

Guest: Dr. Christopher Reynolds

Topics covered

• Australian Constitution
• history
• political philosophy
• Andrew Inglis Clark
• government
• politics

Keywords

• Australian Constitution
• Andrew Inglis Clark
• political history
• Dr. Christopher Reynolds
• government
• politics
• historian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australians for Better Government, Commanding the Narrative

Books & works: What A Capital Idea: Australia 1770-1901

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