The family courts will expand a COVID-19 list created to quickly resolve urgent cases as they brace for new kinds of applications,such as disputes over children's vaccinations.
The public,police and the system need to see child survivors of family violence as victims in our own right.
Labor and the Greens oppose the merger of the specialist Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court but the Liberal chair had the casting vote.
During a custody battle between Olga and John Edwards,who later killed his children,Debbie Morton failed to mention his police history of domestic violence,the inquest heard.
People find themselves before these courts at some of the lowest points in their lives,often in urgent need of help. They must be able to receive.
WA's Attorney-General has flagged another avenue to examine the circumstances of the family tragedy that saw seven people killed in a murder-suicide near Margaret River two years ago.
Peak legal bodies say the proposed merger of the Family and Federal Circuit Courts will hurt families and judges.
A 16-year-old transgender girl whose mother opposed her transition will be able to access hormone treatment following a Family Court ruling.
A man who carried out a calculated and hateful campaign against judges and their families in retaliation for decisions made during Family Court proceedings has been handed three life sentences without parole and will die in jail.
A scheme to give people in Family Court disputes access to super information is still to begin,sending women on costly"fishing expeditions"for their entitlements.
Incentives to lure women back to the workforce and boost their earnings and retirement savings will be unveiled by the Morrison government as part of a pandemic recovery plan.