Interview with Andrew Godwin, William Ah Ket: Australia’s first barrister of Chinese heritage
Mar 15, 2022•38 min
Episode description
Associate Professor Andrew Godwin, Principal Fellow at the Melbourne Law School, explores the fascinating life and work of William Ah Ket (1876–1936). Ah Ket was Australia’s first barrister of Chinese heritage and the only non-European barrister in the first 120 years of the Victorian Bar. He was widely admired and was a fierce advocate for Chinese–Australians, defending them against racial discrimination. Broadcast on 1 March, 2022.