I was born into privilege
My skin is white and cloaks me like a Mayoral robe marking out my status for all to see I am male and straight and have never had cause to question my gender or sexuality I was born without disability I can see, I can hear, I can speak I am too fat nor […]
The Importance of Fathers
A paper presented Sydney 16 August 2024 at the inaugural ADRA International Mediation Conference Writing on this topic presents challenges for me. I am privileged to be a father. Each day, I fill my role as a father to my two small children. I structure my life around my role as a father. I […]
Self-Represented Litigants and the Adversarial System
Family violence has managed to come to the attention of the media of late. That discussion, long overdue, has had me reflecting on the violence inherent in our adversarial process. Now, to suggest that the adversarial process is “violent” might seem contentious. So, let me explain. In the last week or so, the Guardian has […]
The Perfect Storm
On 6 March 2020, I delivered an ex-tempore judgement in an interim case. The judgement was orally delivered after 6pm. The reasons were then settled and sent to the judgements section for publication to Austlii. The principles of open justice dictate that judgements should be made available so that the public is aware of the […]
Oh, Happy Days!
April 2024 is not a happy time in the world Gaza and its people are being bombed and starved out of existence1, the money pit of AUKUS is consuming our children’s wealth before they even earnt it2, the wealth gap between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of us has been turbo-charged 3 and here […]