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“We’ve increased our risk to a point that I’d be uncomfortable doing that any further.” Senator Rex Patrick challenged Hehir about why he didn’t publicly advocate for funding to increase performance audits to 70 or 80 per year. Hehir said the best “bang for buck” could be achieved by 48-50 performance audits and stronger oversight of agencies’ own performance statements. “As auditors we’re never wishing to be extravagant, we’re always wishing to be reasonable.” ANAO subm...

An amendment has preserved the specialist knowledge of the Family Court, but concerns about the merger remain.

Family Court merger condemned by former judges and legal experts after legislation passed Posted ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 The family court will now be merged with the Federal Circuit Court. ( Print text only Cancel Former judges and legal support services have expressed their dismay at the "devastating" passage of legislation that will see the Family Court combined with the Federal Circuit Court, with claims survivors of domestic violence could end up "falling through the cracks"....

BBC News Published image captionFacebook and Google strongly oppose the pay-for-news law proposed by the Australian government A dispute over a planned law that would force tech giants Facebook and Google to pay for news content in Australia is being keenly watched worldwide. The world-first law aims to address the medias loss of advertising revenue to US tech firms. If passed, the law could have global consequences for tech firms and how we access news online. But the tech firms have pushed ba...

Facebook’s Australia News Ban Justifies More Big Tech Regulation: Expert According to Chris Cooper, executive director at Reset Australia, Facebook’s decision to pull news content from Australia justifies the need for “better regulation” around Big Tech. “This is the biggest argument that could be made for better regulation around these platforms to mitigate the harms these … reckless decisions have on our democracy,” Cooper told Sky News. “Facebook pulling news and recklessly r...

The Australian Government has passed legislation to abolish the Family Court of Australia. Here's what replaces it, and why key experts are opposed.

news Australia vs tech firms: What’s this row about? © Getty Images Facebook and Google strongly oppose the pay-for-news law proposed by the Australian government A dispute over a planned law that would force tech giants Facebook and Google to pay for news content in Australia is being keenly watched worldwide. The world-first law aims to address the medias loss of advertising revenue to US tech firms. If passed, the law could have global consequences for tech firms and how we access news ...

Legal profession hits back at Porter for ‘flawed’ Family Court merger By Naomi Neilson|18 February 2021 No matter how the government tries to sell it, the legal profession holds fast to claims that the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court merger is “flawed” and based on “widely discredited” evidence that will only hinder the delays it sought to manage.  Despite years of criticisms from major legal bodies, expert commentary, responses from those at the top of the courts and eviden...

Senator’s submission underscores difficulty Coalition will have in winning crossbench backing for industrial relations bill

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned Facebook that its decision to pull news content from Australian users will ...