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Um, 1. No one here is against her appointment. 2. No one here is in fear of potential asian judges.

Popular but stupid: Beazley tries to show he's no pansy: http://smh.com.au/news/national/labor-terror-plan-would-widen-police-powers/2005/09/25/1127586737348.html

I did - and yes it does belong here. I think you misunderstand the point of this area. This subforum is not "news that is both light and offbeat." It is light news and/or offbeat news. For the purposes of categorisation, this is offbeat.

No, because that is only used towards half your Non-Recent School Leaver's rank. The other half comes from your UAI. If you got a UAI of 95, getting all passes would obliterate your rank down to 87.5.

After 1 full time year of study, a GPA of 4.25 equates to a selection rank of 84. So if your UAI was 72, you would end up with a NRSL rank of 78.

Yes. If you get 4 Distinctions and 4 High Distinctions over 1 year, you will have a GPA of 6.5, which equates to a selection rank of 99.5. However, two things must be remembered. Firstly, they count your selection rank only as 50% of the Non-Recent School Leaver (NRSL) rank you will be...

Well said.

:rolleyes: ..........

I most fervently agree that these new 'preventative detention' laws are completely over the top.

I think this thread has gone a tad off topic

No he meant to say that :p (virtually all the justices are/have been from NSW/Vic)

Your point throughout those comments, as I understand it, is not to write-off something without having read it; you suggest that one should approach issues openly. I sincerely agree. What I do not agree with is using a religious text as proof of the existence of a supernatural being, or (and...

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lol that won't happen, the government would never do it. Besides, judges are typically drawn from the top barristers and there are very few asian barristers Realistically anything remotely like that scenario would take about 100 years, for the asian generations to start moving up the legal...

No, it isn't. But majoring in psych gives you the same qualification recognised by the APS (at least at relevant universities, such as USYD).

Chief Justice of the High Court: $382,110 Chief Justice of the Family Court and Federal Court: $323,580 "This does not include the value of their pension scheme, travel entitlements or use of private-plated commonwealth cars, which is estimated at more than $20,000 a year." The article...

Well you might be right about the very high proportion of capable judges toward that age (and it would have to be a high ratio). But I guess the only way to truly evaluate the benefit of the safeguard is to measure the continuing competency vs age of the judges who are over 70. The problem is...

[Edit: ^ Yes I'm sure Ruddock does, he gets to have a large say in appointing them after all!] ---------------- There are other positive aspects of having a cut-off date at an appropriate age as well. Don't forget that in the US, though they have no retirement date, their judges are...

It is more the subtle dotage that may creep into their thinking rather than a black and white "incompetance" that might give rise to something so significant and public as constitutional removal. Generally the older one gets, the more likely they are to become senile. Yes, Dixon is a shining...

Yes, I agree It could be raised to say, 75 or something. But I wouldn't want to push it. They are already somewhat abstracted from society as it is.