‘Professional misconduct’: Lehrmann takes on ACT DPP

EXCLUSIVE   JANET ALBRECHTSEN STEPHEN RICE The Australian Bruce Lehrmann has lodged a formal complaint of professional misconduct against ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC, alleging Mr Drumgold failed to ensure a fair trial over the Brittany Higgins rape allegations and that his conduct was driven by malice and “political interests”. The explosive

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RUDDOCK’S WARNING ON SHARED-CARE OVERHAUL

  JESS MALCOLM The Australian 1/2/23 Former attorney-general Philip Ruddock says children should not be denied the opportunity to have an equal relationship with both parents in custody disputes amid an ongoing debate over Labor’s push to amend the Family Law Act. The former Liberal minister, who presided over the portfolio when the Howard government

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Mums and dads should have parenting skills independently assessed

Mums and dads would have their parenting skills tested by independent experts in custody battles under a new suggestion. Susie O’Brien Follow @susieob 2 min read February 1, 2023 – 1:44PM 0 comments The federal government is reviewing the family law system. Mothers and fathers going through the Family Court should have their parental skills assessed to

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Justice in a fraught sphere of law

Letters to the Editor, The Australian 31Jan23 2 HOURS AGO “more than 80 per cent of families in the Family Court had identified family violence as an issue for them” I worked in Legal Aid for many years.  Particularly when it came to custody of children, I’m sorry to say that a large number of

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The Australian Government’s Ceaseless Demonisation of Men

https://asenseofplacemagazine.com/the-australian-governments-ceaseless-demonisation-of-men/ By Sue Price: Men’s Rights Agency. 31Jan2023 The more things change the more they stay the same. There’s an old saying: in times of crisis clichés come true. This country seems to have forgotten two time worn adages: There are two sides to every story. Two wrongs don’t make a right. The massive femocracy

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CHILD COMES FIRST UNDER LAW REFORMS presumption of shared parenting facing axe in court disputes

30Jan23   JESS MALCOLM https://todayspaper.theaustralian.com.au/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=ca591d58-0235-487e-a1fa-bdab2d42de66 The Albanese government is seeking to abolish the presumption of shared parenting in court disputes as part of a major overhaul of the Family Law Act. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will release draft legislation on Monday that seeks to simplify the complex and confusing legal system and put the best interests

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DISASTROUS NEWS: CANCELLING EQUAL SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND SHARED PARENTING TIME

Subject: [mensrightsagency] Cancelling Shared Parenting   DISASTROUS NEWS CANCELING EQUAL SHARE REPONSIBITY AND SHARED PARENTING TIME   Just look at what this Labor government is proposing. The new legislation to cancel the 2006 Shared Parental Responsibility changes to the Family Law Act will be presented to Parliament on Monday!   This article is from the

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USA politician scolds young men – Baskerville

Stephen Baskerville identifies the dreadful future faced by young men in the USA if they should partner and have children. It is no different in Australia. This is an extract from his article: The truth is that young men fail – actually, they quite deliberately and predictably refuse – to follow this unrequested advice because

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