Voluntary euthanasia is a step closer to reality in Victoria after bid to derail proposed state laws last night failed…

The bill known as Zoe’s Law would amend the Crimes Act to make it a crime to harm or destroy a child in utero…

With the Victorian Parliament on the cusp of debating the country’s first state government-sponsored assisted dying bill (euthanasia), advocates for reform hope the laws will result in fewer people choosing to die in such harrowing circumstances…

A major review of Australia’s family law will consider whether the system is overly adversarial and examine the impact on children…

We review five smart phone apps that allow you to legally keep track of your friends and family, providing details of precisely where they are and how long they have been there…

It’s a parenting tip echoed from one generation to the next: “Don’t fight in front of the kids.” But many parenting experts believe it’s not the actual fighting that upsets kids: it’s the way in which parents argue. 

So how does inter-parental conflict affect children? Is it ever okay for parents to argue in front of the kids?..

Staring, withdrawing affection or threatening a divorce are now defined­ as domestic violence in the first national guidelines for judges and magistrates…

Two sisters who sued the state of New South Wales for failing to protect them from their abusive stepfather have been awarded almost $1.5 million in damages after an eight-year battle for compensation…

Influential Australian journalist Andrew Denton has launched a new campaign for assisted dying in Australia, and called on the Catholic Church to “stay out” of the euthanasia debate…

It seems everyone wants family law system reform. But the head of the Family Court says we should be wary of simple solutions to complex problems…