Federal Government
The Federal Government will today introduce legislation banning the practice of direct cross-examination of alleged victims of domestic violence, by the alleged perpetrators of that domestic violence…
2: Sweeping changes to family court announced | June 17, 2018
The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court will be combined as part of sweeping changes to the financially and emotionally crippling family law system, in an announcement by the Attorney-General Christian Porter today…
3: Legal Aid Budget cuts to Impact ACT’s most needy | May 16, 2014
The federal budget cuts to legal aid will undermine access to justice for Canberra’s most disadvantaged, the capital’s legal fraternity says…
4: Removals of children on the rise | January 21, 2010
The number of Canberra children who have been removed from abusive or neglectful parents is increasing, a new report says…