{"product_id":"the-australian-constitution-explained-christopher-garlick-9798249304218","title":"The Australian Constitution Explained: Power, People and the Rules that Govern Us - Simple to Read and Understand","description":"I wrote this book for a simple reason.\u003cbr\u003eMost Australians live under a Constitution they have never read.\u003cbr\u003eEven those who attempt to read it often find themselves navigating language from another century - careful, technical, restrained, and occasionally opaque. The document is not long, but it is dense. It was drafted for colonial parliaments, not modern readers.\u003cbr\u003eAs a practising barrister, I work within the framework of this Constitution every day. I see how power operates - how legislation is justified, how executive authority is exercised, how courts interpret structure rather than sentiment.\u003cbr\u003eOver time, I came to a simple conclusion: \u003cbr\u003eThe Constitution should not belong only to lawyers.\u003cbr\u003eIt should belong to Australians.\u003cbr\u003eThis book does not seek to dismantle the existing Constitution. It seeks to explain it. It also asks whether clarity, transparency, and modern articulation might strengthen what has already proven durable.\u003cbr\u003eThe framers of the 1890s were cautious and intelligent constitutional engineers. They built something that has lasted more than a century.\u003cbr\u003eBut every generation has the right - and perhaps the responsibility - to understand the framework that governs it.\u003cbr\u003eIf this book encourages even one reader to open the Constitution and read it with curiosity rather than confusion, it will have served its purpose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Garlick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249304218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Christopher Garlick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997498159359,"sku":"9798249304218","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-australian-constitution-explained-christopher-garlick-9798249304218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}