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Editor's note
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When Flos Greig walked into her first law school class at the University of Melbourne in 1897, it was illegal for women to become lawyers. But this didn’t stop her graduating second in her class. She petitioned for women to be allowed to enter the legal profession, and the law became known as the Flos Greig Enabling Bill.
At her swearing in assembly, when a reporter asked about her clothing choice she offered a refrain that didn’t reach Hollywood until the 21st Century: “"What did I wear? Don’t ask me!”
Here, Renee Knake writes about the pioneering life of this hidden woman of history.
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Alexandra Hansen
Chief of Staff
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Top story
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Grata Flos Greig, First Female Law Graduate, c1904, University of Melbourne. Flos was the first woman admitted to the Australian legal profession.
University of Melbourne Archives, UMA/I/5131
Renee Knake, RMIT University
When Flos Greig first entered law school, it was illegal for women to become lawyers. Undeterred, she lobbied for change and became the first woman admitted to the legal profession in Australia.
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Pat Larter (England; Australia, b.1936, d.1996) Pat’s anger 1992.
acrylic and mixed media on board, 91 x 60.5 cm; 92.5 x 62 cm.
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Gift of Frank Watters 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program © Estate of Pat Larter. Photo: AGNSW 32.2018
Joanna Mendelssohn, University of Melbourne
Best known as the subject of her husband Richard's work, Pat Larter was herself a major artist.
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Legendary Australian food writer Margaret Fulton, pictured here at the launch of a stamp collection featuring her in 2014, has died aged 94.
Dean Lewins/AAP
Donna Lee Brien, CQUniversity Australia
Margaret Fulton built a long-lasting career on the provision of sound, trustworthy cookery advice.
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Politics + Society
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Simon Tormey, University of Sydney
As the divisive politician becomes the UK prime minister, many are wondering how much democracy he might be willing to sacrifice on the alter of English nationalism.
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Denis Muller, University of Melbourne
The Australian Communication and Media Authority's report into the conduct of Australian media in the aftermath of the Christchurch shootings is nuanced but very tame.
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Environment + Energy
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Russ Babcock, CSIRO; Anthony Richardson, The University of Queensland; Beth Fulton, CSIRO; Eva Plaganyi, CSIRO; Rodrigo Bustamante, CSIRO
Corals, mangroves and seagrass habitats have been affected by extreme weather events, and some may never recover.
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Ben Henley, University of Melbourne
The clearest picture yet of the past 2,000 years of global temperatures has shown warming in the last 50-odd years is unprecedented in the last two millennia.
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Cities
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Neil Sipe, The University of Queensland; Anthony Kimpton, The University of Queensland; Dorina Pojani, The University of Queensland
The global trend is to free up valuable city space by reducing parking and promoting other forms of transport that don't clog roads and pollute the air. Australian cities are still putting cars first.
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Alessandro Ossola, Macquarie University; Hugh Munro Burley, Macquarie University; Leigh Staas, Macquarie University; Linda Beaumont, Macquarie University; Michelle Leishman, Macquarie University; Rachael Gallagher, Macquarie University
Thirty tree species make up more than half of Australia's urban forests. Some won't survive climate change, so cities must plant a more diverse mix of the right species to preserve their tree cover.
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Health + Medicine
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Christine Grové, Monash University
Worrying a lot or a little has nothing to do with being brave, strong or your character.
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Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University
Food safety is in the news again, this tiime after reported deaths from listeria after eating smoked salmon. Here's what we know so far and what you can do to cut your chance of getting sick.
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Business + Economy
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Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Disney says the Marvel movie just beat 'Avatar' as the top-grossing movie of all time. Inflation tells a different story, as an economist explains.
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Peter Whiteford, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Many people enter and leave Newstart quickly. But most of those on it have been on it for a long time.
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Science + Technology
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Mark Giancaspro, University of Adelaide
FaceApp is surging in popularity. But if things go sour, the fine print says you waive your right to take legal action unless you wrote to the app's Russian HQ, via snail mail, within 30 days of downloading.
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Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University
A 100-metre-wide asteroid passed just 70,000km from Earth on Thursday, and we had little warning it was about to happen. What threat is posed by asteroids and how do we find them?
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Education
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Gavin Moodie, RMIT University
A database of retractions shows hundreds of academic articles with Australian authors have been withdrawn. Research misconduct threatens to corrode trust in academic qualifications and publications.
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Simon Springer, University of Newcastle
For most people, the idea of academia and heavy metal coming together under a single roof represents a paradox. It's a misplaced assumption built on ingrained ideas about these two cultural forms.
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