Justice Gaudron’s ferocious intellect was matched by her equally ferocious commitment to social justice, something she acknowledged was shaped by her working-class upbringing in regional Australia—not that she thought her background was or should be remarkable on the High Court, because to her it was self-evident that the judiciary should reflect the whole of Australian society.

“Universal mobile coverage should mean just that – and I’ll keep pushing to make sure regional Australians aren’t left behind.