"Ms Latham, whose term was due to end in 2019, was given no guarantee she would be appointed as one of three new commissioners set to take over the Independent Commission Against Corruption under the Baird government's plans to radically overhaul the agency."

"AAP Megan Latham quits over ICAC shake-up Nov 23, 2016"

"I am particularly privileged to have observed first-hand the skill and dedication of the commission's staff who deserve great credit for the exposure of corruption in this state,"

"Justice King also told the Young Lawyers Journal she was opposed to judges being celebrities and had a Wikipedia posting in her name taken down."

"Justice King banned the show from airing in Victoria in 2008 because it could prejudice the trial of a man charged with killing an underworld figure."

"Roberta Williams has done nothing except be married to a criminal. Mick Gatto has become a celebrity for killing someone and being acquitted on the grounds of self-defence."

"The Facebooks people create for me, I've had removed as well. I'm not a celebrity, just a judge."

"Bob Gosford Bob Gosford Stopping the Violence…and the traffic in Alice Springs Retrieved 3 September 2010"

"…a cowardly and vicious attack on a defenceless woman who should have been able to look to you for protection. You have offered no explanation at all for attacking her, other than that your counsel says you were very drunk at the time. You have a lengthy criminal history, including a conviction for manslaughter in March 1993 for the unlawful killing of your brother and a conviction for unlawfully causing grievous harm in 2005, when you stabbed your then de facto wife. Both of these crimes were committed when you were intoxicated."

"I am indeed honoured and delighted to be that woman and to be appointed to Equity when it is so clearly in a period of vigour."

""It doesn't matter what you call it. It is a sacred force that represents the experience of life that informs human beingness."

"“serve life in a life-enhancing way”"

"The veil of taboo and language scepticism lays itself over the works that are free from materialism and empty transcendence."

"Creative thinking and art are not measurable since they're testimony of the truth and inherent in all that exists. And this truth, the only truth, has many faces. Who can count the faces of truth? All religion are ultimately the religion of mankind. Art is ritual."

"And as with all religions, there is no true way to explain it along rational lines without leeching it of its meaning and intensely personal quality. You are a part of it and it is a part of you. You may, as so many have done, push it aside, but it remains in you…in all of us."

"‘Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer’"

"‘There’s something incredibly effortless and beautiful about the way Esguerra writes’"

"‘If Diane’s purpose was the intrigue and open the reader’s mind to Oshun, then she’s done a spectacular job as I’m now hungry for more learning on the subject’"

"“I have been a long-time admirer of the exceptional number, quality and reach of Queensland-made films, series and games, so it is a joy and great responsibility to be part of funding local, interstate and international projects and actively steering our industry towards a more inclusive future,”"

"“It is an honour to have been asked to chair this dynamic board, comprising of experts in the diverse fields of film and series production, game development, post-production, studios, education, finance and law.”"

"She became a barrister in 1987 and was subsequently the inaugural President of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal, as well as a Hearing Commissioner of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission."

"“Ms Atkinson’s years of demonstrated leadership, interest in the state’s creative sector and commitment to diversity action makes her exceptionally qualified to helm the Board of Screen Queensland,”"

"Ms Atkinson said she is delighted to take on the role of Chair, particularly during a time of growth and positive change for the screen industry, and for the agency."

"“her appointment would help establish in the minds of other women an awareness that they could aspire to the same”."

"“The University was one’s whole life,”"

"“In my first year I would wake up every morning and think ‘another wonderful day!’”"

"She was the first woman to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the first woman to run a murder trial in the state and the first woman to be appointed a permanent lecturer in law at the University of Melbourne."

"She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012 for her “service to the judiciary, the practice of law in Victoria and to the study of ornithology”."

"“More generally, the legal profession of Victoria is indebted to Rosemary for her pioneering contribution.”"

"I won't be able to look at my family at this stage."

"I am very honoured … didn't think I would be emotional, so I do apologise."

"It is what makes us such a cohesive society."

"And I have a very deep belief in our community."

"The people of NSW are extremely fortunate Justice Beazley has accepted the position."

"She is a leader in the legal profession [and] has been a mentor to many aspiring legal professionals."

"I know she will serve the people of NSW with absolute distinction."

"Justice Beazley said she would bring three of her core beliefs — community, education and rule of law — to the role."

"I have the honour to announce I have been appointed a Judge of this Court. I present to you my Commission."

"Chief Justice, your Honours, Mr Barker, Ms Hole, members of the legal profession, ladies and gentlemen, thank you Mr Barker and thank you Ms Hole. I am deeply grateful for the generous remarks that have been made."

"It is most gratifying to be reminded of the interesting and important aspects of my life and career. One aspect to which reference has not been made directly is my abiding interest in the exercise of power and how it affects others."

"owever, that interest flourished in my time in high school at the Sacre Coeur convent in Kincoppal. The Sacre Coeur nuns wore habits, or robes, which were quite unique and it seemed to me that their presence enhanced the nuns' authority. It was not just the individual with whom one was dealing with but an institution which commanded and might I say received, respect."

"It is enormously satisfying to know that nearly 30 years later I was part of a process which I have no doubt was pivotal to the establishment of a more accountable and specialised system for the detection and more importantly the prevention of abuse of children in this State. It seems to me that the community will remain indebted to Justice Wood for his remarkable achievements in this area."

"This is a wonderful ceremony made more so by the presence of my family, my friends and colleagues. It is, of course, not possible to thank you individually but I would like to say that the trust of my instructing solicitors in placing their briefs in my hands over the years has been enormously gratifying. It is that trust upon which a career at the Bar depends. For that I thank you."

"'[a]lthough there are further mountains to climb for women lawyers, the progress is encouraging,'suggesting that one of the most 'encouraging signs' was greater acceptance of the need for 'different work policies and practices which do not impede the path to success.'"

"Melbourne: Monash University. Diana Bryant Retrieved 18 November 2016"

"Her Honour has witnessed considerable change across the course of her professional life, with regards to the status of women in the legal profession."

"She is currently Patron of Australian Women Lawyers and a committee member of The Australian Association of Women Judges."

"Known to be 'a brilliant lawyer', with an 'innate sense of justice and fairness,' her time as a barrister was marked by her preparedness to pursue both on behalf of her clients even at her own cost."

"Her Honour's appointment to the bench followed many years practising in family law in both Perth and Victoria. In Perth, she was a partner with the firm Phillips Fox; in Melbourne she was a founding member of Chancery Chambers."

"Justice Charlesworth had already granted the Nukunu people native title over an adjoining area encompassing Port Pirie and part of the Flinders Ranges in 2019. She noted she would have preferred to hand down the verdict on country."