Could ”billions of dollars” of government spending be unconstitutional?

Outrage over a federal government decision to put religious chaplains in government schools made headlines at the time for being a fight over the separation of church and state. But the real High Court case was about much more - and it has the potential to upend the way the entire federal government functions. ---------------------------------------- Want to Master your career? Stand out from the pack with a Masters from Monash Law. If you have a law degree already, you could be graduating with a Master of Laws within 12 months. If you don’t have a law degree, there’s also a brand new Masters designed for you too - it’s called the Master of Legal Studies. Both taught at the Faculty of Law, Monash University, Australia. Learn more: Master of Laws - Faculty of Law, Monash University https://bit.ly/MonashMasterofLaws Master of Legal Studies - Faculty of Law, Monash University https://bit.ly/MonashMasterofLegalStudies ---------------------------------------- Court cases: Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCA 23 (20 June 2012) http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/2012/23.html Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] HCA 23 (19 June 2014) http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/2014/23.html Episode page: www.justcasespodcast.com/episode/2020/12/14/episode-20-could-billions-of-dollars-of-government-spending-be-unconstitutional Connect with Just Cases: Twitter.com/JustCasesShow www.justcasespodcast.com