John Howard made an attempt in 1999 by proposing a new preamble to the constitution acknowledging the first Australians, but the proposal was rebuffed by voters at a referendum.
Were the system Fifa is proposing to restrict itself merely to offside decisions, or questions of whether a foul took place in or outside the area, it might be quite useful, although one suspects it would soon enough encompass other areas of the game.
The minister who condemned historic indulgence of sink schools was in effect proposing to deny struggling pupils the chance to earn any respected qualifications at all.
And bolstered by successive polls that have shown the vast majority of Britons to be in favour of repatriation it has put aside the issue of ownership, instead proposing joint curatorship of the sculptures through the establishment of a branch of the British Museum in Athens.
The finance ministry has sparked howls of protest proposing that mass development be allowed along the country's coast, still among the most pristine in Europe.
That ruling was cited by Grayling, as one of the key reasons why he was proposing the Conservative party promise to introduce a new British bill of rights that would give UK courts and parliament the "final say" over such matters.
It is also proposing that the government can add $2bn to its coffers by closing loopholes on multinational tax avoidance, such as changing guidelines on what can be classified as company assets, and allowing the Tax Office to have greater oversight over big international firms.
Sturgeon said: "It is incomprehensible to us, for the EU referendum, that the UK government is proposing to grant the right to vote to the citizens of three other EU countries – Ireland, Malta and Cyprus – but not the remaining 24.
The prime minister has framed superannuation policy as a clear point of difference between the Coalition and Labor in the lead-up to the next election, with the opposition proposing to scale back generous tax concessions for high income earners.
But although warmly introduced as a Tea Party champion, the freshman senator was forced on the defensive by the Fox News anchor Sean Hannity, who asked him during a challenging question and answer session if he regretted proposing similar reforms as part of a comprehensive immigration bill that passed the Senate in 2013 but stalled in the House.
"Any firm proposing to drill for oil in the region knows it will face huge opposition - as happened at Balcombe, Fernhurst and Wisborough Green," said Brenda Pollack from Friends of the Earth.
