The veil of secrecy that protects Family Court psychologists should be lifted because it leaves Australians “in the dark” if experts are charged with crimes or misconduct and it fosters distrust in the court’s processes. This is the view of…
The veil of secrecy that protects Family Court psychologists should be lifted because it leaves Australians “in the dark” if experts are charged with crimes or misconduct and it fosters distrust in the court’s processes. This is the view of…
Hannah Clarke and her children were failed by Australia’s domestic violence prevention system, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared. The 31-year-old mother and her children were killed in Brisbane by Ms Clarke’s estranged husband last week. Mr Morrison has led…
The Coalition and Labor united in condemnation of commentator Bettina Arndt over remarks about the murderer of a Queensland mother and her children, with Pauline Hanson isolated in support for the men’s rights advocate. Facing calls for her Order of Australia honour…
Labor and the Greens have criticised the government’s Family Law Inquiry and have called for Pauline Hanson to be sacked from the deputy chair position. After Senator Hanson vented frustration that Rowan Baxter’s violence had tarnished “all men”, Greens Senator…
A growing number of state and federal MPs are demanding Arndt be stripped of the honour after she made controversial comments about the domestic violence-related murders of Queensland mum Hannah Clarke, 31, and her three children aged under six. David…
Tasmanian legal practitioners and community members with experience in family law will have another opportunity to discuss the system’s future during a public hearing in Launceston in April. Continue reading … Our Comment Why yet another Family Law enquiry?
Bin ‘flawed family court merger bill,’ lawyer bodies urge Parliament Lawyer bodies have renewed their call for Parliament to reject what they said is a “flawed family court merger bill.” The call came after Attorney-General Christian Porter reintroduced on Thursday…
The weeks before Christmas are a difficult time for Harley Cuzens — it was in December that his former wife murdered two of their daughters before stabbing herself to death. He will be forever haunted by the tragedy — and…
Changes to the Family Court proposed by Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter continue to draw the ire of those working in the front line of Family Law, including those in the ACT. Mr Porter announced in August that he would push…
The Parliament of South Australia has recently passed the Surrogacy Bill 2019 (the Surrogacy Bill). The changes apply to who is eligible to use a surrogate and also introduce some mandatory criteria which has to be reflected in a surrogacy…