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White man's law

• DateThursday, July 14, 2022

Unlike the nation as a whole, Australia's judiciary is predominantly pale and male ... Composition of courts unrepresentative of the people they serve ... The barristers' pool culturally homogenous ... Coalition's poor record of diverse cultural and gender Federal Court appointments ... Joseph Friedman calls for change 

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