Attorney-General

1: Wealthy squatter house lawyer denies forging wills in ‘high-stakes’ battle over $20 million fortune | May 17, 2025

A wealthy lawyer who tried to use “squatter’s rights” to claim a pair of abandoned Sydney homes has now emerged at the centre of a bizarre legal battle for a $20m fortune…

2: What the Family Court shakeup really means for families | August 18, 2018

The family law system in Australia is groaning under the weight of a vast backlog of more than 20,000 cases and families are waiting up to five years for bitter child custody and property disputes to be resolved…

3: Big Win for One Nation as new Inquiry into Family Law Announced | August 22, 2017

The Turnbull government is expected to shortly commence the biggest review of the Family Law Act since it was introduced in 1976, amid pressure from Pauline Hanson to address the rights of fathers under the Act…

4: Legal Aid’s $3m deficit leads to cuts | December 17, 2012

VICTORIA Legal Aid gave private lawyers and staff a pay rise of more than $7 million a year before announcing drastic changes to its eligibility guidelines to quell its funding crisis…

5: Attorney-General acts to stem revolt on legal industry reform | February 26, 2010

FEDERAL Attorney-General Robert McClelland will today outline changes to the planned national regulation of the legal profession in order to address concerns from key stakeholders which threatened to derail the project. ..

6: Law system reports are all in the family | January 29, 2010

Three reports evaluating aspects of Australia’s family law system have been released by the Attorney-General, Robert McClelland. ..