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1. The Australian Online's story is mischievous.
   The bill simply seeks to restore to the territories a level of legislative independence that is closer that which the states enjoy.
   Any objection to what they do with that independence should, equally, be directed to the states.

   Posted By: Richard Moore, Melbourne

2. If this bill is passed and various jurisdictions bring in laws which allow such things as euthanasia then we might start to see 'death tourism' where people cross borders to exploit lax laws.
   This would reduce the concept of a federal commonwealth to little more than a joke. We would be like the Americans who travel into Mexico or Canada to buy medicines.
   Apart from opening the door to evil legislation this bill seeks to undermine the integrity of the Federation.

   Posted By: Luke Reid, Katoomba

3. Richard, a Territory is not just a little State as you seem to think. The Commonwealth of Australia exists because the six States created it.
   The Territories were created by and belong to the Commonwealth, that is, the six States as a group. The Territory Assemblies rule only by delegation from the democratically elected Commonwealth Minister, just as city and shire councils rule only by delegation from the State Minister who can overrule, abolish or reconstitute them at any time.
   The territory assemblies never had any “constitutional basis” or “independence” so it is impossible for these to be “restored”.
   The mischievous party here is the ALP which before the election announced its opposition to assisted suicide and so-called same-sex “marriage”, whilst now by its actions surreptitiously supporting the Australian Greens Party’s anti-life agenda, even if it means vandalizing Australia’s constitutional arrangements.

   Posted By: Peter G, Thornleigh

4. It is to be expected that with the political alliance Labor would allow the Greens bill to go to Parliament. That does not mean it will get through either house.
   Also our task, as people in our evolution of democracy, is to continue to represent ourselves by lobbying our the sitting and shadow members of each constituency and Ministers of issues. Democracy doesn't happen if we don't keep involved.

   Posted By: Mary Perth WA

5. Bob Brown has succeeded in keeping his policies intact while making Labor do backflips. Clearly this is a Gillard-Brown government with Brown running the show.

   Posted By: M. Lyons, Perth

6. This is pernicious but not unexpected.
   The 'green' agenda is an ideological one, to the exclusion of all else.
   Perhaps now Catholics who have supported this socially destructive party will reconsider.
   
   And all the bluster about jurisdictions rights is just that - bluster to sugar coat this moral degradation.

   Posted By: Peter, Canberra, Australia

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