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20 September 2026

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Australia’s five most powerful people in law for 2026

To her credit, Rowland did secure the appointment of Australia’s first female solicitor-general Ruth Higgins, SC. Higgins will have a baptism by fire when she defends the government’s under-16s social ...

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