Aboriginal Legal Service in the High Court: whether Aboriginality can be used as a defence in sentencing

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The High Court has reserved a decision on whether Aboriginality can be used as a defence in sentencing. The question has not been considered for the past 30 years, and the Court granted special leave to hear the case of William David Bugmy.

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