The government launched the inquiry to look into concerns including the onus of proof required to gain an apprehended violence order, the cost of the court process and claims of false evidence being used against former partners…

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…

The positive outcomes of the cancelled outreach program is in stark contrast to the overwhelmingly poor feedback regarding their contact with the Department’s Child Support Program (formerly the Child Support Agency)…

On 27 March 2014, the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Kevin Andrews MP, asked the Parliament to inquire into and report on the Child Support Program…

In submission to the government’s current Child Support Inquiry, the Commonwealth Ombudsmen has catalogued a series of “systemic problems” in Australia’s child support system…

In light of the staggering costs of divorce to the national economy in government assistance payments and court costs, Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews said he will act to establish an expert panel on early intervention, examine strategies to lower the divorce rate and better identify and assist vulnerable children and young people…

The relationships of Australia are about to get a free tune-up, courtesy of Kevin Andrews. In July this year he will introduce a program whereby couples of all persuasions — those about to be married, the already married, the unmarried, same-sex couples, those hoping to soup up a sagging sex life — will be able to apply online for a $200 counselling voucher…

Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews’ plan to equip couples with $200 vouchers for counselling could drive the national divorce rate down, Relationships Australia says.
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