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Justice Stewart Austin, pictured here in 2009, said the punishment inflicted by a father on his sons was "abuse", not discipline.
1: Family Court examines difference between Discipline & Child Abuse | November 26, 2016

When does physical discipline of a child become unlawful abuse?

The question arose in the case of a father who had beaten his two eldest children with a cricket bat, but who argued he should still be allowed to see his six-year-old son…



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2: Sisters abused by Stepfather awarded $1.5m | August 15, 2016

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…



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3: Man Arrested for Marrying 12 Year Old Girl | February 12, 2014

A university student walked through the doors of a Sydney Centrelink office to make what he thought was a reasonable request. The 26-year-old, who was visiting from Lebanon on a student visa, told a government worker he wanted to become the guardian of a 12-year-old girl. The girl was his “wife”…



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4: Mother who absconded with her son found guilty in Sydney District Court | December 2, 2013

A MOTHER who sparked an international search after she absconded with her son to Europe has been found guilty of taking the child out of the country without permission…



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5: Grandmother banned from challenging for custody of grandsons | May 8, 2013

A GRANDMOTHER has been banned from challenging for the custody of her two grandsons after a court heard details of her “bizarre” parenting style, that included threatening to have the boys’ father “bumped off” if she was left off a birthday invitation list…



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6: Dirty Tricks in the Business of Winning Family Law Battles | March 29, 2013

Private investigators, secret tapes, the hacking of social media pages and the manipulation of children – nothing is above litigants in the highly charged atmosphere of divorce and custody proceedings in the Family Court…



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7: Parents sue over alleged bashing and sexual abuse of their son at school | January 9, 2013

THE parents of a boy who was allegedly bashed and sexually abused at school by an older girl are suing South Australian education authorities for failing to provide counselling…



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8: NSW puts counselling before courts | December 18, 2012

FAMILIES would spend less time in court and more time in conferences under a new approach to child protection in NSW, Minister for Women Pru Goward says…



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9: Parents making unsubstantiated claims of sexual abuse to gain custody in Family Court cases | December 14, 2012

PARENTS are resorting to “incredulous” sex abuse claims against their ex-partners as custody wars turn increasingly ugly in Queensland. ..



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10: Kids with disability abused more: study | December 4, 2012

DISABLED children are more than three times as likely as able-bodied children to be abused or neglected, a new report says…


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