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High Court upholds decision to override teenage children’s views and compel their return to Australia

Stephen Potts 7 April 2017 The High Court of Australia has recently published its reasons for upholding the interim decision of a Family Court Judge to order the return of 2 boys aged nearly 15 and nearly 17 to Australia from New York. [1] The children travelled with their Father under the guise of a […]

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Government Establishes Affordable Housing Taskforce

Mark Fowler 10 March 2017 The Turnbull Government today announced the establishment of the Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce, which will develop an affordable housing bond aggregator model for consideration by the Commonwealth and the States and Territories. The Taskforce’s stated aim is to “allow a financial intermediary to attract greater private sector investment into affordable

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Not-for-Profit Update: New Commissioner’s Statements; Ancillary Funds Reminder to Report, and the Second Annual Schools Law & Regulation Conference

Contributors: Mark Fowler Matthew Turnour 3 February 2017 ACNC Statements on Public Benevolent Institutions & Health Promotion Charities  In this update:  ACNC Statements on Public Benevolent Institutions & Health Promotion Charities; Ancillary Funds Reminder; and Mark Fowler’s Presentation at the Second Annual Schools Law and Regulation Conference 1. ACNC Statements on Public Benevolent Institutions &

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