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WHEN THE LUNATICS RUN THE ASYLUM

June 8, 2011
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WHEN THE LUNATICS RUN THE ASYLUM

By George Rolf Those of us who have been around the men’s movement for a while can imagine how the conversation went. The desperate father knowing that this may be the last time he ever sees his children again. Negotiating and trying to keep the whole contact thing between her and him. Not wanting...
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Australian coalition push for changes to ‘flawed’ Family Violence bill – they want to make sure fathers don’t see their kids

May 26, 2011
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Australian coalition push for changes to ‘flawed’ Family Violence bill – they want to make sure fathers don’t see their kids

The federal coalition will push for changes to draft legislation providing protection for children within the family law system and tackling family violence. When the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) bill was introduced to parliament in March, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said it would create a “safer and fairer family law...
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Aussie woman who set husband on fire freed

April 19, 2011
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A woman who burned her husband to death after “snapping momentarily” has become the third battered wife in seven years to avoid jail for manslaughter. The Supreme Court has suspended Rajini Narayan’s six-year sentence for killing her cheating husband, Satish, in December 2008. She became the third battered wife in seven years to avoid...
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Family Law Amendment – Update 3

January 13, 2011
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Just a quick reminder that submissions to the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2010 – Exposure Draft – are due TODAY, Friday January 14th 2011. More details at http://bit.ly/rollback2011. I have included links below to submissions from Men’s Health Australia and the One in Three Campaign in case they are of use to...
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Foundation for Male Studies Conference

April 2, 2010
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On April 6, 2010, the foundation is having their Second Annual Conference on Male Studies, Looking Forward to Solutions. This global web-broadcast conference will gather scholars representing a wide range of academic disciplines including anthropology, education, history, medicine, politics and psychology and have them present captivating findings at the New York Academy of Medicine....
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