runner, your position is understandable, coming from a religion that preaches it is the inalienable right of all men to beat their wives.

The names Hanson and Andrews should be enough to set the alarm bells ringing. How could this pair be considered unbiased, given their stated views on women.

"Many experts are saying that what is needed is action not more inquiries."

Well these so-called 'experts' would wouldn't they?
But can they pass the 'sniff test'?

You see if these people really were the 'experts', then it would surely stand to reason that they must've already fixed all the problems, and / or have the solutions to said problems;

- Otherwise they wouldn't be experts would they?

Therefore the determination of whether these 'so-called experts' really are 'genuine experts' depends on whether or not problems exist.

When these people say they want more action, it could mean they want things to stay the same, but want more funding.

I say we should all give Pauline a chance to prove her case on merit.

Let her have a crack.

If she wants to put her neck on the line for what she sees as the good of the nation then surely we can let her?
Maybe another reason why these 'experts' don't want Pauline poking around is that they and the current policy could be shown to be inept.

I saw what she said 2 weeks ago, the default standard should be 50 / 50.
Not one parent holding all the rights over the other.

Anyone complaining about this has already bought into the hate men narrative.

Having already said it nothing can change my view Scomo gifting these two with stewardship of this inquiry has killed it before it starts
Hanson, clearly more Liberal each day, has been rewarded for her loyalty to her first party the LNP

My experiences with family court in respect grandchildren has been both positive and negative and extremely expensive in regards taxpayers funds. One custody case I was involved with for a grandchild involved 5 lawyers for the reconciliation process! And as all parties qualified for free legal aid, the money involved must have been staggering.
I also have major problems with the Child Support department and the different advice I am given every time I deal with them. It’s as though they all read from a different procedure manual. I loath having to phone them.
On the issue of women lying, well yes they do, but even worse, once the court has made the custody decision, some women still try and punish the father, from personal spite it seems.
I saw this first hand in hospitals, when mothers would tell us that the fathers were not allowed to visit their sick children in hospital, or that fathers were not allowed to receive any information regarding their child’s medical condition. They would become incensed when nursing staff informed them that they needed to produce a court order to substantiate their claims.
One of the worst examples I saw of post marital discord was when two children were in the paediatric clinic, waiting to see the doctor. They had arrived with the mother but when the father arrived and sat in the waiting room they rushed over to hug their father. Their mother then yelled at them to get away from him as he wasn’t to have any access to them during the week, only weekends!
This is the type of manipulative behaviour some women use in court and it greatly concerns me because of the damage done to the children.
An overhaul of the he system is desperately needed.

An over haul of the system is indeed needed.
However the Law Council has stated that this
inquiry must involve the whole community not
just politicians, lawyers and bureaucrats.
Those who witness the impacts of the broken
system on a daily basis, including families,
judges, and family violence service providers
must be included.

But, the new inquiry comes at a time when the
government is yet to respond to a review of the
system by the Australian Law Reform Commission which
handed down 60 recommendations in March.

Also - it is less
than 3 years since the government heard from an
earlier inquiry that urged changes to make the system
less complex and expensive.

And then the government is also part way through an
attempt to merge the Family Court with the Federal
Court even though this was criticised by the Law
Council and rejected by Labor.

No wonder people are expressing their concerns.

Queensland Women's Legal Service Chief Executive
Angela Lynch said:

"Yet again we have another inquiry set up with people
who are not experts in domestic violence. I'm exasperated
and outraged. This is just kicking the issue down the road
again... How many women and children have to die before they
do something?"

We can only hope that this time perhaps - things may go better.
Because the system is broken and does need fixing. Doing
nothing is not an option as Attorney-General Christian
Porter has stated.

cont'd ...

Also cutting funding and under-resourcing also only
adds to the problems.