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Controversial Family Court merger bill set to become reality By Naomi Neilson|17 February 2021 Despite concerns from key legal professionals and associations, the government will move ahead with the proposed Family Court merger with the Federal Circuit Court after it received the support that it needed from an independent senator.  After a promise that the government will guarantee that there is a minimum number of specialist family law judges, senator Rex Patrick has thrown his support behind...

Researchers paint a mixed picture of the controversial program and its role in reducing alcohol and drug use

Family Court merger to pass parliament A controversial plan to merge the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court will pass parliament this week, after senator Rex Patrick agreed to back it. Politics by Claire Bickers Premium Content Subscriber only A controversial plan to merge the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court will go ahead, with the bill expected to pass the Senate this week. South Australian crossbench senator Rex Patrick has agreed to back ...

Amended industrial relations bill presented to Coalition party room removes two-year exception to the better off overall test

Bight Petroleum application to extend Great Australian Bight work rejected SatSaturday 13 Two exploration permits were issued to Bight Petroleum in 2011. ( Share Print text only Cancel The national petroleum titles administrator has knocked back an oil and gas exploration company from extending its work program in the Great Australian Bight, which could have significant implications in any future attempts to renew its exploration leases. Key points: Australian Southern Bluefin Industry Associat...

The news media bargaining code, which will force Google and Facebook to compensate media companies for their news content, could become law as early as next week.

Independent says industrial relations omnibus bill has better chance of success if broken into five separate packages

‘We will respond when we know more’: Barbs traded over environment reforms We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement A wide divide remains between the Commonwealth and several key states over the Morrison government’s signature environmental reforms with officials trading barbs over whether the proposed standards have even been distributed for deliberation. As The Age and the Herald reported on T...

News Media Bargaining Code should become law, concludes senate committee February 12, 2021 3:56 The News Media Bargaining Code bill should be passed, “despite the concerns raised”, the senate economics legislation committee has concluded in a report released this afternoon. “The committee is confident that the bill will deliver on its intended outcomes. Its provisions will provide the basis for a more equitable relationship between the media and Google/Facebook and, through this, help sa...

The NSW casino regulator says there will need to be much more than two director sackings before he is willing to give the company a licence to operate its Barangaroo casino.