Why Australia's High Court has a majority of women justices for the first time
- Written by Kcasey McLoughlin, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle
In appointing Justice Jayne Jagot to the High Court, the Albanese government has made history: for the first time, the court will have a majority of women on its bench.
We have come a long way. At the turn of the 20th century, women were not permitted to practise law in any Australian jurisdiction. And even when those formal barriers...
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