The new chief justice wanted to send a message that this would be a different court from that presided over by Susan Kiefel since 2017 – and he succeeded.
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Stephen Gageler has had the most consequential first week of a new chief justice since the High Court opened its doors in 1903.
On Monday, Gageler upended the traditional welcome ceremony by inviting Australia’s first Indigenous silk, Tony McAvoy, SC, to open proceedings.
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