Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100

Sir Anthony Mason, the former Chief Justice of Australia and one of Australia s greatest and most influential jurists, has died just shy of his 101st birthday. He was a man of sharp mind, strong principles, and a wicked sense of humour. His jurisprudence shaped Australia, from the recognition of native title to a constitutional freedom of political communication. Anthony Frank Mason was born on April 21 1925, and grew up in Sydney during the Great Depression, the tumultuous era of Premier Jack