National welcomes new Family Court judge

National's Associate Justice spokesperson Judith Collins has welcomed the appointment of Judge Peter Boshier as the new Principal Family Court Judge.

"Judge Boshier has a distinguished legal background and wide experience in dealing with young offenders. His experience will be an asset to the Family Court.

"Hopefully Judge Boshier will receive Ministerial support to bring about changes in the Family Court, support that has so far been lacking from Margaret Wilson.

"Family Courts are expected to have the judgement of Solomon, while hampered by a namby-pamby politically-correct Government that views fathers as an unnecessary indulgence," said Ms Collins.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>