September 13, 2026 — 5:08pm
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Australia’s first female High Court judge, Mary Gaudron, has died aged 83.
After receiving a scholarship to the University of Sydney, she left it with the university medal in hand. Asked to comment on the award going to a female rather than a male, she said: “The only difference between us is that I sit down to pee!”
Gaudron’s distinguished career included time as a barrister – after being turned down for legal clerkships by lawyers who would not hire women – then becoming the youngest federal judge on the…
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