family courts

Long-serving WA Family Court registrar appointed as magistrate

Western Australia’s Attorney-General John Quigley has promoted a long-serving registrar from the Family Court of...

16 March 2026

By Grace Robbie

Gender bias discovered in family courts

Recent research, conducted with the help of AI, showed “elements of stereotypical bias” in Family Court custody and...

22 September 2025

By Carlos Tse

FCFCOA to see several new judicial appointments

Early next year will see the addition of seven new judicial appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of...

20 December 2022

By Emma Musgrave

‘While progress is being made, we still have a long way to go’

As demand for not-for-profit legal services increases, the family court system needs “urgent reforms”, argues this...

20 January 2022

By Lauren Croft