March
Former registrar accuses Family Court of interference and bullying
Ann Sturgess says she left a toxic workplace after two decades of service. The court claims she couldn’t take a joke.
February
Big change to divorce law puts a price on violence
Robert McClelland, one of the country’s most senior judges, says expensive assets could be helpful in curbing domestic violence rates.
August 2024
Meet the bobsledding chief justice shaking up the courts
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia head Will Alstergren might have had a very different career if his sporting ambitions had been fulfilled.
November 2022
Fifty worst cases in 10 days: how the Family Court fixed itself
The court was dealing with entrenched conflicts lasting up to six years. Then judges were flown in with a mission to sort them out.
Family violence vastly underreported: chief justice
A landmark program for “high-risk” cases is being extended after revelations that family violence in Australia is vastly underreported.
July 2021
Splitsville for divorce lawyers Coote and Dickson
We hope their divorce is as unexcruciating and inexpensive as they’ve made everyone else’s.
May 2021
Chief Justice sets family law targets after funding boost
The Chief Justice of the Family Court has set ambitious targets on the back of a big budget funding boost.