When parents cannot agree about arrangements for their children, the central question for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is not what either parent wants. It is what arrangements are in the best interests of the child.
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Requiring a Working with Children Check – NSW SES
I received the following as a response to my post Interstate paramedic and NSW Working with Children Check (August 30, 2026):
The minimum age to join the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is 16: https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/faqs
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From Istanbul to the Banco Court: Page Provan Celebrates Evren Kurt’s Admission as a Lawyer
Page Provan is thrilled to celebrate a very special milestone for one of our own: Evren Kurt has officially been admitted as a lawyer in Queensland.
Evren’s path to admission was anything but ordinary. Originally a practising lawyer in Istanbul,
Medical: Surrogacy parentage order when two children born of different parentage.
BNJ & Anor v DZ & Anor [2026] QChC 13 (Link to AUSTLII).
An unusual matter, where two children had been born in 2025 following a surrogacy arrangement, where one child was the biological child of the intended parents,
Breaching parenting orders: what you can do
When parenting orders are not being followed, it is understandable to feel frustrated, powerless and eager to take immediate action. A parent may miss time with their children, be denied communication, or find that arrangements which were meant to provide
Impact of Adoption Discharge on Succession Rights: Lise v Boulton [2026] QSC 176
Lise v Boulton [2026] QSC 176 considers whether the discharge of an adoption order restores eligibility to claim family provision from a biological parent’s estate.
Eligibility is a threshold requirement in family provision proceedings. Most disputes concern the status of a
Queensland sperm donor family limits explained
Queensland’s new sperm donor family limits were meant to provide sensible safeguards for children conceived through donor treatment. Instead, Queensland Health has adopted an interpretation that appears to split a female same sex couple into two separate families.
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Why adoption has become “institutionally invisible” in Queensland
Queensland’s child protection system is facing an urgent and deeply troubling question: why are children who cannot safely return home being left in state care for years, often moving from placement to placement, without genuine consideration of adoption?
The recent
De Facto Relationship Rights in Queensland:What You Need to Know vs. What You Think You Know
You’ve heard things from friends, from forums, from that one person at a barbecue who’s “pretty sure” they know the law. Two years and you’re automatically entitled to half. De facto couples don’t have real rights. If you’re not married,
Sperm donor family limit in Queensland explained
Queensland’s new sperm donor family limit was intended to create clarity, consistency and better access to donor sperm. Instead, guidance issued to IVF clinics has produced a result that appears to halve donor access for many lesbian couples.
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