Fifty years of 'no-fault' divorce in Australia
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of the Family Law Act on divorce in Australia, marking its 50th anniversary.
This year marks 50 years of the Family Law Act – legislation that revolutionised the way Australians divorce. Two former family law judges sit down with Damien Carrick to revisit a time before no-fault divorce, when unhappy spouses often employed private detectives to prove adultery.
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