In this month's issue:
NATIONAL UPDATE: What’s happening across Australia to improve male health & wellbeing?
Queensland update:
MEN’S WELLBEING INC
Victoria update:
Male Health Victoria (MHV)
New South Wales update:
The Men’s Hea...
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Australia’s most inspirational sporting event, the Australian Transplant Games, is held every two years. The Games provide living proof of the success of transplantation and encourage all Australians to discuss organ and tissue donation with the...
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We encourage you to consider the advantages of men joining us in Bali in November/December this year for the Men in Bali retreats – A Man’s Journey and The Elders Way:
First, this will be the last year we can run the 8 day retreats at curre...
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If you want to enjoy this Father's Day and celebrate being a Dad, or indeed celebrate your own father, it might be wise not to read the latest 'paper' from the White Ribbon Research Series titled Fathers, Fathering and Preventing Violence Against Women...
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Dean Mason, chairman of Dads in Distress Support Services, whose book, Daddy's OK, will be launched tomorrow. Photo: Jason South
When Tim's* marriage ended more than a decade ago, the Melbourne teacher who was living alone in his small workshop, thoug...
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The NSW Government Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Social Issues this week released their report on domestic violence trends and issues in NSW: the first ever to acknowledge the existence, needs, barriers to reporting and barriers to ...
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Every year, tens of thousands of Australian children are not able to wish their dad, or their granddad, a happy Father's Day due to their parents being separated or divorced.
What does that tell us, that fathers who don't see their children are "deadb...
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This week's topic for The Sun-Herald's weekly column The Loaded Dog is:
As we prepare to celebrate Fathers’ Day on Sunday, are men given enough time to be great fathers? Do bosses give men with family commitments the same job flexibility a...
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Men face their own form of discrimination, which one author has labelled the 'second sexism'. Photo: istock photos
DAVID Benatar knew what was coming. In the preface to his new book The Second Sexism, the South African professor attempted to get in fi...
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Population Health Congress 2012Associated EventSUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2012 2:00pm - 5:00pm Meeting Room 6, Adelaide Convention Centre
Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and implemented by the Melbourne Scho...
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Battling stereotypes … preschool worker Craig d'Arcy has set up the Males in Early Childhood Network Group. Photo: Greg Mace
As a young man eager to get into a boom industry with a robust future, Craig d'Arcy spent several years as the only male stu...
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The University of South Australia and the Australian Institute of Male Health and Studies (AIMHS) are proposing to establish a Graduate Diploma in Male Studies to be offered in Australia and internationally in 2014. This program will be the first of i...
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We hear the story of conflict in politics, every day. The story we don't hear so often is a story of friendship, across party lines.
In this documentary series, Beyond the Biffo, we'll be telling that story.
National Mark Coulton and Labor MP Chris Hay...
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Men’s Health Night Armidale September 12, 6.30pm – 9.00pm, Armidale Bowling Club.
A Men’s Health Forum NSW partnered event hosted by Steve Widders Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer for Armidale Dumaresq Council with guest speakers ...
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From the 10th to the 24th October Mr Steve Widders, Dr Mick Adams and others will travel from Brisbane to Sydney in order to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy family. The project named ‘Walk and Ride Widders’ will be a walking...
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