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‘Yield!’: Former High Court judge Michael Kirby’s surprising relationship secret

The 83-year-old talks about living through the AIDS pandemic, why he still gets up at 6am for work, and why giving in is the clue to a happy marriage.

  • Benjamin Law

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Former High Court judge Michael Kirby says the Morrison's government's second draft of its religious discrimination bill has "failed".

Kirby says religious discrimination laws a 'weapon against non-believers'

Former High Court Judge Michael Kirby says the Morrison government's religious discrimination bill "actively facilitates intolerance".

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What's wrong with kids today? They're not radical enough, says Michael Kirby

The former High Court judge condemned the "utter silence of university students on the big ethical questions facing their country".

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Former top judge wants Australian human rights law reform

Former top judge wants Australian human rights law reform

Michael Kirby talks to The Canberra Times about human rights and about his marriage exactly fifty years after he met his partner.

  • Steve Evans

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