We aren't family:the adults'divorcing'their parents

We aren't family:the adults'divorcing'their parents

More people are “breaking up” with their folks,in what’s being described as an epidemic of intergenerational dysfunction. And grandkids are often collateral damage,caught between the warring sides.

  • bySharon Bradley

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'Low priority':Domestic violence victims wait another year for super scheme

'Low priority':Domestic violence victims wait another year for super scheme

Women fleeing abusive relationships will have to wait another year for a scheme making it easier for them to uncover their partner's superannuation assets.

  • byKatina Curtis
Harrowing inquest exposes failures to stop domestic violence
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Editorial

Harrowing inquest exposes failures to stop domestic violence

Police and the courts face a daunting task deciding when there is a risk men will resort to violence.

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Judge moved,receiving training after'rude'conduct triggered retrial

Judge moved,receiving training after'rude'conduct triggered retrial

Federal Circuit Court Judge Guy Andrew triggered a retrial in a family law case after an appeal court found he bullied lawyers.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Judge rebuked for'cruel,insulting,humiliating'conduct in family law trial

Judge rebuked for'cruel,insulting,humiliating'conduct in family law trial

A judge presiding over a family law case denied a father a fair trial by bullying and demeaning his lawyers in court,an appeal court found.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Two-year delay to help women fleeing abusive relationships access super

Two-year delay to help women fleeing abusive relationships access super

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.

  • byKatina Curtis
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Women's work a government focus for coronavirus recovery plans
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Women's work a government focus for coronavirus recovery plans

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.

  • byJennifer Duke
Surge in'urgent'Family Court cases as COVID-19 pressures boil over

Surge in'urgent'Family Court cases as COVID-19 pressures boil over

Urgent applications to the Family Court have surged by almost 40 per cent since the coronavirus pandemic hit,as families crumble under the pressures of social isolation,financial stress and family abuse.

  • byBianca Hall
'Safety must come first in family law':Legal groups reject merger plan

'Safety must come first in family law':Legal groups reject merger plan

A coalition of more than 60 legal organisations has urged the federal government to abandon its plan to scrap the Family Court as a stand-alone entity.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Coalition's family law plan'will hurt children and families':lawyers

Coalition's family law plan'will hurt children and families':lawyers

The peak body for the legal profession said the government had adopted a"stubborn and wrong-headed approach to family law"and should abandon its plans.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn