As an immigration barrister, I feel very protective of the best interests of children. This is a complicated area of law that has the...

The Federal Court's (McDonald J) recent judgment in Morgan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCA 266 dealt with...

I was very excited to travel to Sydney to present at the Legalwise 2025 Immigration Law Conference. I presented on the best interests of...

December has turned out to be a whirlwind of a month - one filled with hearings and other court deadlines. My son has consistently been...

At times we are approached by clients in immigration matters seeking a reinstatement of their application after it was dismissed due to...

At the tender age of one, my son has already had more exposure to the judicial system than some people do in a lifetime. As two busy...

When the Immigration Assessment Authority assesses whether it is permitted to consider new information pursuant to s 473DD of the...

It has been an emotional week for me. On Monday, I was assessed as being both autistic and having ADHD. To say that discovering this...

For those of us who appear or advocate in refugee and humanitarian visa matters, it can be challenging to convince a decision-maker to...

One of the big challenges that immigration lawyers and migration agents face is getting tribunals and courts to understand circumstances...

Law, and in particular immigration law, can often be interpreted in ways that seem contrary to common sense. I recall a 2014 Federal...

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) or Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) may at times fail to address an applicant's claims...

It can be challenging to seek review of a decision refusing a protection visa on the basis that an applicant is a person whom the...

It is essential that government decision-making is conducted in a way so as to not constrain an applicant in the opportunity to present...

Sometimes an immigration decision or other administrative decision can give rise to an apprehension of bias. While such an error does not...

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal is permitted to act in an inquisitorial manner. However, if you have a case where the Tribunal has...

When trying to decide whether or not there are grounds for challenging a decision of the Immigration Assessment Authority, it is...

As a young father, I loved having my babies and young children with me for significant milestones such as graduations and my admission as...

It is a fact of life that doing the right thing is often painful, difficult, and lonely. My grandfather Tony discovered just how...

I'm really excited that my second Regency Mystery "Sweetheart's Lake" has now been released. This book means a lot to me, and I'm so...