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1: 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…

Catchwords: Child Support, Family Law Act, Family Law Act, Family Law Reform Act of 1995, Fatherhood, Inquiry, Single fathers

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2: How we Judge the Bias of Judges | February 15, 2015

NSW court rejects claim to disqualify a female judge for being “feminist” and “left leaning”..

Catchwords: Actual Bias, Apprehended Bias, Complaints against Judiciary, Gender, Prejudicial Material, Vexatious Litigant

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3: Bias Against the Gay Parent in Family Court Proceedings | August 14, 2014

For a gay or lesbian individual, coming out as gay at the end of a heterosexual partnership can mean that he or she could be denied custody of the children from that partnership or face restrictions on visitation…

Catchwords: Gay and Lesbian Parents, Same-Sex Parenting, Same-Sex Parents

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4: Women more Violent and Controlling than Men: Various Studies find | June 27, 2014

Contrary to the overwhelming perception in society, numerous studies and statistics recently published from a variety of disparate sources have indicated that women are more likely to be verbally and physically aggressive to their partners than men, and are increasingly participating in serious acts of violence against other men, women, the elderly and children…

Catchwords: Child Abuse, Corrected Research, Death, Emotional Stress, Family Violence, Infanticide, Infanticide, Single Mothers, Victims of Domestic Violence, Violence Research

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5: Neither Male nor Female: High Court Recognises Gender-Neutral Category | April 2, 2014

The Australian high court has ruled that New South Wales must recognise a third gender after handing down its decision in the long-running case of Norrie, who has been fighting since 2010 to have a sex change recognised as non-specific…

Catchwords: Commonwealth Marriage Act, Gender, Precedent, The Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW)