• Weaponised Domestic Violence Orders

    6 October, 2026

    A growing family violence system is cutting fathers off from their children, often before allegations are tested. Bettina Arndt examines the scale and consequences of state-imposed alienation.

    Bettina Arndt

  • men in crisis / under coercion

    29 September, 2026

    Coercion strips people of genuine choice, and when institutional power is used to intimidate vulnerable families, autonomy, dignity and trust can quickly disappear.

    Patrick O'Connor

  • Parenting Across Borders

    22 September, 2026

    A family separated by legal battles and immigration barriers finds strength in faith, technology and love as a father remains deeply involved in his children’s lives from afar.

    Jean Seah

  • 17 August, 2026

    Boys' educational failure has been documented for years without a fix, yet six British schools closed the gap using only the budgets they already had.

    Lawrence DeMarco LLM

  • policies

    2 June, 2026

    Can DCJ caseworkers avoid accountability by claiming they are “just following policies”? This article argues that discretion, legal responsibility, and ethical obligations cannot be outsourced.

    Patrick O'Connor

  • practice

    5 May, 2026

    When caseworkers are burned out, unsupported, and politically pressured, families pay the price. Inside the systemic failures driving erratic practice at New South Wales's child protection agency.

    Patrick O'Connor

  • removal of children

    31 March, 2026

    The removal of children is not a neutral act. It is shaped by political ideology, inequality, and unchecked state power — demanding urgent scrutiny and systemic reform.

    Patrick O'Connor

  • separation

    17 March, 2026

    A book review of "Surviving Separation: Understanding Family Law Without Confusion" (released in January 2025) by Graham McFarland. This is a practical, Australia-focused guide that aims to turn confusion into a step-by-step roadmap.

    David Maywald

  • Truth Cures

    6 March, 2026

    Truth has the power to heal and set people free. This article explores the growing issue of false allegations, their devastating consequences, and the importance of pursuing justice grounded in truth.

    Nathaniel Marsh

  • home

    5 March, 2026

    As institutions adopt new cultural norms, parents can no longer outsource character formation. The home, not the system, is now the decisive arena shaping strong, resilient sons and daughters.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • criminal malice

    24 February, 2026

    The law must not be a passive observer of institutional harm; it must be an active guardian of justice. Malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and other tortuous wrongs must be met with civil remedies and, where appropriate, criminal sanctions.

    Patrick O'Connor

  • One Woman is Worth Ten Men

    20 February, 2026

    In the early stages of the women’s movement, one man advocating for women and girls was worth ten women. In today’s gynocentric world, one woman advocating for men and boys is worth ten men doing the same.

    Warwick Marsh

  • stolen generation

    10 February, 2026

    The current Family Law System is biased against fathers and routinely deprives children of their biological birthright to equal access with their mother and fathers. This legislation creates a new stolen generation of children who, in many cases, are taken away from their fathers.

    Patrick O'Connor

  • An Unfair Advantage

    3 February, 2026

    Unfair advantage in legal and social systems creates profound ethical concerns, leaving vulnerable parents powerless against well-resourced institutions. Justice demands equity, transparency, and safeguards to prevent exploitation of the disadvantaged.

    Patrick O'Connor

  • family courts

    4 November, 2025

    This week saw this fascinating announcement from an American advocate, Robert Garza, who is intent on fixing the family court system not only across America but in countries across the world.

    Bettina Arndt

  • injustice in family law

    22 April, 2025

    The Family Court has been the subject of dozens of government inquiries and attempts at reform on its road to becoming a cash cow for lawyers and the single most hated jurisdiction in the country.

    John Stapleton

  • former Family Court judge Stuart Lindsay

    15 April, 2025

    “The Family Court system is in enormous trouble.” That’s a momentous statement given that the speaker, Adelaide barrister Stuart Lindsay, is a former Family Court judge. But there’s much more… This experienced insider blames the parlous state of this vital institution on a campaign led by the Labor Party.

    Bettina Arndt

  • family court despair

    1 April, 2025

    A new book chronicles the Family Court's 50 years of destroying families and men's lives. It is a harbinger of the deeply flawed secular world into which we are sleepwalking.

    Guest Writer

  • injustice

    21 March, 2025

    John Stapleton has released a book exposing the 50-year disaster of Australia’s Family Law Act. I was profoundly impressed with the fact that his heart had not become hard and calloused in his over-three-decade fight against the injustice of the family law system.

    Warwick Marsh

  • family law reform

    18 March, 2025

    John Stapleton's latest book, "Failure: Family Law Reform Australia", is a scathing critique of Australia’s family law system, timed to mark the 50th anniversary of the Family Law Act of 1975. It is a sobering tale of institutional overreach, human cost, and a democracy too timid to fix its own messes.

    Augusto Zimmermann

  • false accusations

    4 March, 2025

    The adversarial nature of family law encouraged false accusations from the earliest days of its formation. Changes which have set in since the turn of the millennium ensure there is no consequence for making false accusations, at least on the mother’s part, and have simply made the situation worse.

    John Stapleton

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