Judges who travel to regional areas to hear family law disputes are handling up to 70 matters a week and sitting until as late as 8pm to get through their caseloads…

How long will it take for the Abbott government to start counting the cost to the community of its budget changes?..

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…

The federal budget cuts to legal aid will undermine access to justice for Canberra’s most disadvantaged, the capital’s legal fraternity says…

The Family and Federal Circuit Courts have been spared the full force of the budget axe, despite being in line for cuts of up to $30 million…

CHILD welfare is being compromised and the safety of women put at risk because of unacceptable delays in the nation’s family law system, with courts in Sydney’s west reaching “crisis point”…

Budget pressures have prompted Legal Aid to consider closing two of its metropolitan offices and centralise services at its Perth headquarters…

FAMILY law matters in indigenous communities will be heard outside courtrooms and a team established to help Aborigines under a plan being considered by the Federal Circuit Court…

Controversial Victorian MP Geoff Shaw says he would like Victoria’s abortion laws changed and has flagged tabling a private member’s bill. Geoff Shaw wants to introduce a bill that allows doctors who objected to performing abortions and to refuse to refer women to another practitioner…

After 50 cases in just 10 years, this man has been banned from taking anyone else to court after Justice Michael Adams ruled he was a vexatious litigant who has used the judicial system to “harass, annoy or achieve another wrongful purpose”…