Who are the Australians denied the right to sit on juries?

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Some people try to avoid it, but for members of Australia's deaf and blind communities, jury service is a human right they are routinely denied. Now, calls to make jury duty more inclusive are growing, with new recommendations from the Victorian Law Reform Commission tabled in the state parliament.


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