Flinders Street, Melbourne perpetrator, Saeed Noori, appeared in court on 23 December, charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of reckless conduct endangering life. According to Melbourne Police, Noori, a 32-year-old Australian of Afghan descent, has a history of assault, drug use and mental health issues. He was remanded in custody and ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment. Flinders Street, Melbourne Flinders Street is a notable street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Running roughly parallel to the Yarra River, Flinders Street forms the southern edge of the Hoddle Grid. It is exactly 1 mi (1.609 km) in length and one and
Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth, also known as the Melbourne Corporation case or the State banking case, is an important case in Australian constitutional law. It stands for the proposition that there are limits on the scope of express Commonwealth legislative powers which can be implied from the federal character of the Constitution. The Melbourne Corporation principle is an implied limit on Commonwealth legislative power under the Constitution of Australia. The principle renders constitutionally invalid any Commonwealth law that is otherwise valid under a head of power in s51 or some other part of the Constitution if