The highlight of the year so far for me has been the Law Week Dinner on 13 May 2015 (which was completely booked out), and in particular Rosie Batty’s inspiring speech, and the audience’s reaction to it. Australian of the … Read More
The Federal Government has recently announced the allocation of $3.5m to fund further research about projects aimed to reduce violence against women and their children. The funding come from Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) 2014 – 2016 … Read More
More women graduate from Australian Law Schools than men and yet we still have fewer women represented in the upper echelons of legal firms, at the Bar and in the Judiciary. And, according to a senior NSW Judge, this may … Read More
Binding Financial Agreements (BFAs – sometimes colloquially known as “pre-nups”), are usually designed to protect assets owned by one member of a couple from a claim by the other member of the couple in the event of separation. Typically, BFAs … Read More
Balancing the demands of working life and raising a family is one of the constant challenges for those trying to do both. New Canadian research published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and reported in The Telegraph on Sunday, … Read More
In a recent speech to the Women’s Super Summit, the ATO Assistant Commissioner, Megan Young spoke of the importance of Australian women thinking about and being interested in their superannuation. The fact that women’s super account balances are, generally, significantly … Read More
In the Sun Herald on Sunday, 9 February 2014, there was yet another article which warned of the risks for people contemplating entering a Financial Agreement before marriage (or a “pre-nup” as they are commonly known). Cosima Marriner spoke to … Read More
A recent decision of the Full Court of the Family Court has cast a shadow over the idea that the special skill or contributions of a spouse entitles them to a greater share of relationship wealth. This idea is known … Read More
On 25 July 2013, Prue Cameron of The Australia Institute published a report titled “What’s Choice Got To Do With It?” tackling the reasons why Australian women retire with significantly less superannuation resources than their male counterparts. According to the research, … Read More
In May earlier this year, the Canberra Times published an article that stated nearly 1200 pre-eminent social researchers, Academics and feminists were reported to have signed a petition, calling upon the Government to reverse funding cuts to the Australian Bureau … Read More