Australian males die, on average, five years earlier than women. Four experts discuss why this longevity gap is so difficult to bridge.
THE ADVOCATE: JOHN MACDONALD
Until recently, issues of men's health were generally relegated to specialists in some ...
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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
Source: Men's Health Austr...
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By Greg Andresen – posted Thursday, 9 June 2011 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 Parliament and the Australian public....
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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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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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A family fun day out… Blokes' Day celebrates the contribution that men and boys make to their community. Due to the increase in interest and participation, this year Blokes’ Day will be held at the Hawkesbury Showground, Clarendon. Sunday...
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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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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 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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Posted in Child Abuse, Domestic (Intimate Partner) Violence, Family Law & Divorce, Family Violence, Fathers, Parental Alienation, Policies, Shared Parenting, Topics & Issues, Violence | Comments Off on Mean spirited ideology or a presumption that every child wants the love of both parents in equal measure
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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