"A woman is appointed Chief Justice of the High Court for the first time in 113 years"

This is excellent news for the Miracle of Democracy.
Sure to cast an impartial eye across the Constitution.

"A woman is appointed Chief Justice of the High Court for the first time in 113 years"

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/29/our-first-female-high-court-chief-justice

The old bloke in charge, His Majesty Robert French, announced he would step down just before he reached the compulsorary retirement age of 70.
And who knew Sydney Uni had a "Constitutional Reform Unit"?
Good luck with that.


http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/cru/2015/05/an_ageing_amendment_section_72.html


(originally published 29-11-16)