Australian family law, the Family Law Act, and the Family Court all have a lot to answer for. They have regularly and systematically treated fathers…
Two recent articles about teen crime in Victoria make for disturbing reading. But of more concern is that most of the “experts” seem to have…
After our recent gathering of experts in Canberra for the 2020 Summit, I did not recall seeing any reports about one very pressing social problem…
I guess it had to come to this. We live in such a moonbat age that what comes out of the lips of some politicians…
Crown, 2005. Since the 1960s, the Western world has embarked upon a novel and large scale social experiment: the demolition of marriage and the elevation…
Recent headlines have made the suggestion that marriage is on the way out, with alternative relationship arrangements becoming the norm. While such announcements often have…
Touchy, touchy. That is the immediate reaction one gets to the latest comments by Family Court Chief Justice Alistair Nicholson. Speaking in Brisbane on Wednesday, Justice Nicholson…
If you have seen the front page of this morning’s Sunday Herald Sun, you know of the story of a 14-year-old boy who has won…
Centre for Independent Studies, 2003. That marriage is in trouble few would deny. But whether this is something to lose any sleep over is not…
Eerdmans, 2002. What are the social, legal, medical and psychological implications of the fact that marriage is good for you? This collection of essays seeks…
Hyperion, 2000. This book will not make feminists and libertines happy, but it may result in happier children. Judith Wallerstein has been tracking children of…
A new Federal report has been released which puts marriage back on the public policy agenda. The report, To Have and To Hold: Strategies to…
While flicking through our local community newspaper recently, I came across two ads which struck my attention. Both ads were for divorce services. One ad…
The number of divorces has quadrupled in Australia over the past twenty years. Last year Australia had the highest divorce rate since no-fault divorce laws…
Basic Books, 1995. Thirty years ago American Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a report called “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”. In it…
The latest ABS catalogue on marriage and divorce says that 4 out of 10 marriages will eventually end in divorce. Over the years the divorce…
California, for those who know anything about that famous American state, is regarded by many as a land of fruits and nuts. All things weird…
Centre for Independent Studies, 1992. It seems that the amount of pro-family rhetoric heard rises in proportion to the nearness of the March 13 federal…
Oxford University Press, 1992. In this volume 26 authors examine the social and economic consequences of divorce in a number of Western nations and in…