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The Honourable Michael Kirby

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The Honorable Michael Kirby was formerly Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving from 1996 to 2009. The judge, jurist and academic is a National Trust Australian Living Treasure and was awarded the Gruber Prize for Justice in 2010. Addressing Bacon’s life and times, Michael talks about homosexuality and law reform