The Latest Breaking News from Family Court

Journalists are appealing for the identities of three family court judges to be revealed

Several media organisations are appealing against a High Court decision barring judges involved in historic proceedings being named.

Australian government to grant federal circuit court and family court judges the same protections as other commonwealth judges under new legislation

Crown lawyers face strong questioning from judges as Newsroom tries to overturn a ban on a video investigation into Oranga Tamariki.

Chhattisgarh HC rules recording phone convos w/o consent violates right to privacy. Court set aside Family Court order allowing husband to re-examine wife based on recorded convo. HC cited Article 21 of Constitution, Supreme Court & MP HC judgments in ruling.

Labrador Poppy has been sworn in as the Federal Circuit Court's first official therapy dog to help children and other court users grappling with anxiety.

That victims of family violence should need an independent guide for support information is evidence of systemic failures of our court system, write Carrie Leonetti and Deborah Mackenzie

Karnataka HC grants divorce to man after wife insulted him for being 'dark-skinned', noting it constitutes cruelty. Evidence shows wife moved away from husband without cause and made false allegations of illicit relationships. HC said calling him dark amounted to cruelty and set aside family court order.

That judges and lawyers feel comfortable interfering in breastfeeding is emblematic of a larger cultural problem, writes Carrie Leonetti.