Family Law: Judicial load has ‘dangerously poor’ results, says academic

University of Queensland dean of law Patrick Parkinson. Picture: James Croucher Nicola Berkovic LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT @NicBerko 9:06PM December 26, 2019 12 Comments Some family law judges are handling double as many cases as they should, risking “dangerously poor decision-making”, a leading family­ law academic says. University of Queensland dean of law Patrick Parkinson said

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Derailing Australia’s Campus Rape Panic

Published on December 21, 2019 written by Bettina Arndt As 2019 draws to a close, the manufactured rape crisis on Australian university campuses has suffered an important setback. Last month, a Queensland Supreme Court ruled that universities have no jurisdiction to adjudicate sexual assault. This prompted a major speech by the Federal Education Minister in

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Take kids off cheats and liars – Family Law shakeup

No doubt about it – Prof Augusto Zimmermann is one brave man! Just wait for the torrent of abuse and the attempts to dislodge him from his academic position. Let’s give him all the support we can! Of course, they are misinterpreting what he is saying. I do not believe he is saying return to

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Judge Salvatore Vasta enraged, aggressive, Full Court found

A controversial Brisbane judge has had another decision overturned, after he was criticised for shouting, arguing and using an intimidating tone of voice against an unrepresented woman. Kay Dibben, court reporter, The Courier-Mail | December 17, 2019 6:10pm Judge Salvatore Vasta A CONTROVERSIAL Brisbane judge shouted at a woman and spoke to her in an

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Family Court allows naming of banned family law psychologist Darryl Menaglio

Dr Darryl Menaglio. Picture: Colin Murty exclusive Nicola Berkovic LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT @NicBerko   A Family Court psychologist found guilty of professional misconduct can be named after The Australian took unprecedented legal action to reveal his identity. Perth-based psychologist Darryl Menaglio accepted a professional misconduct finding almost two months ago in the West Australian State

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I lived 40 years thinking my father didn’t love me, and it wasn’t true

Opinion When I contacted my father after 40 years of silence, what I found out changed absolutely everything I had been told as a child was not true, writes Corrine Barraclough. Corrine Barraclough, The Daily Telegraph | December 8, 2018 12:40am I haven’t spoken to my father in 40 years I was three years old

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The hidden male victims of domestic violence

Augusto Zimmermann The Spectator 5 December 2019 5:00 AM While domestic violence against women is constantly highlighted by the mass media, such violence against men is rarely reported. We have a moral obligation to speak out on behalf of male victims of domestic violence, particularly when there are so many barriers deterring them from ever

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Hanson urges people to speak out in Family Court inquiry ….. By A Current Affair Staff

http://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/family-court-inquiry-pauline-hanson-says-why-it-is-needed/265e1528-9e8c-4cb3-9d62-99d5f27eb127# She’s been trying for years and finally, Senator Pauline Hanson has got what she wants – an inquiry into the Family Court system. The One Nation leader told A Current Affair what she hoped to accomplish. “We are wanting to go to every state and territory in the country,” she said. “We want to

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Dad’s plea to change law to spare others the same fate

Harley Cuzens, in Broome at the weekend, eight years after his former wife murdered their daughters Jane, 12 (top left) and Jessica, 10. EXCLUSIVE By Steve Jackson, The Australian 7:05AM December 2, 2019 The weeks before Christmas are a difficult time for Harley Cuzens — it was in December that his former wife murdered two

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UTS dean’s alleged fake harassment campaign cost university $150k

By Mark Saunokonoko 1:00pm Nov 28, 2019 WATCH AND READ UTS science academic charged over fake harassment campaign NOW UTS science academic charged over fake harassment campaign UTS may have wasted more than $150,000 running an extensive private security operation protecting a prominent science professor who allegedly orchestrated a fake harassment campaign against herself, according

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