Big Nana,
Ever since its first inception I have been hearing similar concerns as you posted about the Family Court. This has not just been pub talk but from genuine blokes that were members of Lions and Apex clubs, blokes that held strong community values. I am sure that Pauline, and other politicians, have all heard the same, in spades from blokes that have had dealings with the Family Court. Many blokes openly relate the blatant lies their former wives told the court.

It seems to me that those now critisizing Pauline are now fearful that she may well do an excellent job. If she is so incompetent as her critics maintain, they should encourage her and see her 'crash and burn'.

But no, her critics only want to try and discredit the inquiry before it even begins. It seems the major parties have done little to enthuse blokes about the Family Court to date.

The family court is unfit for purpose and has been for a long time.

It has successfully resisted every attempt at reform for 40 years.
More funding will only result in more litigation (profit) and more of the same.

Feminist laws that eviscerate the presumption of innocence and remove the protections against false allegation have put everyone at risk of harm by lawfare and lawyer profiteering.

These UNILATERAL family violence amendments based on "women don't lie" have proven catastrophic and should be repealed.

The Hanson review should use as the starting point the weak shared parenting reforms of 2008 by Howard which reduced family court litigation by 22% in 2yrs.

The emphasis needs to be on reducing litigation. Both genders need to stop harmful actions and court conflict. Equal parenting has proven decrease all forms of domestic violence (emotional, physical, etc..) and lessen the tax burden on families

The ALRC recommendations to

(1) repeal the presumption of shared parental responsibility (and thereby remove the legislative trigger to consider equal, substantive or any time with the child) and

(2) to replace the other parent with the primary carer's new partner (or significant others) to be in the best interests of the child

reek of social re-engineering of family and lawyer profiteering.

Mediation does not work when one party knows they will always do better in court. This is evidenced by the 17,000 case backlog and 2-3 year trial waiting lists notwithstanding mandated mediation

Mediation is organised blackmail unless there is change in the law incentivising shared parenting.

'Surely you should be able to see and understand that
enough to leave your bias and politics aside.'

says the one who wants Hanson and Andrews abandoned for their political ideology. Really can't see your own hypocrisy Foxy.

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

Oh Paul found a conscience have you. Are you sure its not ok to beat your wife? How would you know. I mean its epidemic in cultures you usually defend.

Hi Foxy,

You see this attitute:

"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?"

This is EXACTLY the problem.

These people aren't experts either, no matter what they claim.
They haven't made things any better.

I think they are just, angry women who have resentment towards men.
That's what motivated them to take the path they did.

I'll tell you the only way things can get better.

Men and women fight differently;
Men being the physical dominant one tend to fight with confrontation;
Women being the physically weaker always lose out in a physical confrontation; so women learn how to 'fight without fighting'.

What that is, is moving the pieces quietly behind the scenes with a smile on their face.

Men can be stupid, in that they only know 'confrontation' and don't understand this other kind of girl fighting 'fighting without fighting';
Man are wired to get in your face if you annoy them off enough.

So women can manipulate and back men into a corner often for their own insecurities, and often this happens because men don't know how to take women's irrational behavior and want to leave; and the women would often rather ruin the man emotionally if they can't have them, or think he will leave them for someone else.

If men are wired to naturally fight with confrontation then women are wired to naturally fight with manipulation.

If people can't wake up to this, and women don't stop blaming men and accept their part (when it holds merit) and we can get past this as a species there will be no real progress.

Just had a thought;
I wonder if there's a correlation between this:
- the more liberal women get;
- The more gay men get...

Dear runner,

I have not suggested abandoning or banishing
either Kevin Andrews
or Pauline Hanson because of their political agenda.
The only suggestion that was made concerning politics
was your political leanings and bias being put aside
in this discussion.

I merely stated the facts that -

Fears have been raised by many in the media that
this inquiry would not be balanced in its approach with
Hanson and Andrews at its helm. People had strong concerns
about who is heading this inquiry. Their lack of experience
and objectivity was a concern.

This is the latest in a string of inquiries into the
family law system and its failings.

In 2017 the House of Representatives inquiry into a
"better family law system to support and protect those
affected by family violence" made 33 recommendations.

And there was -

The Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry released just
this year which made 60 recommendations to the government.

The government has not responded to either of these reports
and recommendations.

Everyone seems to agree that we do need to hear more about
family violence, not less. But more importantly we need
action, not yet another inquiry.

The multiple inquiries show there is a pressing need to
address the fragmentation results in gaps in information
and responses to domestic and family violence.

Also there is a pressing need to address the high cost and
the huge delays in the family law system.

The delays are mainly a result of under-funding of the courts
over a number of years. Spending money on another inquiry
and cutting legal aid centers is not going to help anyone.