In this edition:
Men's Health Week, June 13 to 19, 2011
Government deception won’t reduce violence
Male Studies Symposium
Australia's first National Pain Week
Quick links to recent stories and resources of interest
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Government deception won’t reduce family violence
Last week the Federal House of Representatives debated the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011. During the debate, the Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, made a series of false statements to the P...
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International Men’s Health Week Links
IMHW is celebrated all around the globe. These links provide more information about IMHW in different countries around the world and to the organisations in each nation with responsibility for organizing the week.
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Minister misleads Federal Parliament about Family Violence
A leading men's health organisation today claimed that the Federal Minister for the Status of Women, the Hon. Kate Ellis MP misled Parliament during debate of the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 last Thu...
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The Feminist Trojan Horse in Family Law
Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, attacks the Gillard Labor government's changes to the Family Law Act which will water down provisions giving non-custodial parents (mostly fathers) equal access to their children. Transcript from Hans...
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Free Parenting Seminar – Fatherhood is a contact sport (Adelaide, South Australia)
Are you the father or mother of a baby or young child? Do you want to know how father-baby bonding works and why it matters? Free Parenting Seminar – Fatherhood is a contact sport. Come and hear Dr Richard Fletcher, author of ’The Dad Fact...
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Male Studies Symposium, Adelaide, June 24th 2011
The Australian Institute of Male Health and Studies will host its first Male Studies Symposium in Adelaide, June 24th 2011, 9.30 am – 4 pm, at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Theme: ‘From Boyhood to Manhood: Difficulties & Challenges o...
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In Praise of Men (North & South, NZ)
When I told a group of women friends I was going to write a celebratory essay about men, I picked up a faint, unspoken chill of disapproval. No matter that all of them are married to good men who trudge off to work every day, love their kids, clear th...
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Mean spirited ideology or a presumption that every child wants the love of both parents in equal measure
Family violence has, in recent years, been subjected to a very short sighted restricted analysis that is based on stereotypes of victims and abusers. Typically, the "victim" is depicted as a timid, oppressed female and the abuser is portrayed as a brut...
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Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 Inquiry
On 25 March 2011 the Senate referred the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 for inquiry and report. The bill makes amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 to prioritise the safety of children in parenting mat...
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The Baby Shed: a hands on workshop for new dads (Eastlakes, Sydney)
Venue: SENC at BKK Shopping Centre Eastlakes
Dates: 14th, 21st & 28th May 2011 10am – Noon
SENC Family Support Project at South East Neighbourhood Centre is pleased to offer The Baby Shed, a hands-on workshop for new fathers originally devel...
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Secretary SPCA comments on the Family Law Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
The Secretary of the Shard Parenting Council of Australia, Mr Wayne Butler has published a short assessment of the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011. It is very much in haste but he sees 4 key areas that n...
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