The expansion of federal powers and the diminution of the states' powers is a "natural trend" that is the local expression of globalisation, the Commonwealth Government told the High Court's Work Choices bench today, in response to further concerns raised by Justice Michael Kirby about the legislation's effects on the state/federal division of power.
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