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EMALE Issue 129 (December 2013)

December 1, 2013
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EMALE Issue 129 (December 2013)

In this month's issue: The Global Men’s Movement and Australia’s role in it New book EQUALITY FOR MEN New graduate courses in male studies The Modern Aussie Man whitepaper healthy men in aged care men’s health services training progr...
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21st Century Man: The Way Forward (Video)

November 5, 2013
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21st Century Man: The Way Forward (Video)

A stand-out session from the 2013 National Men's Health Gathering in Brisbane was the world-focus keynote discussion panel sponsored by the Australian Men's Health Forum, titled 21st Century Man: The Way Forward. This discussion about the changing...
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Men’s Health in NSW Planning Meeting, August 13

July 31, 2013
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Men’s Health in NSW Planning Meeting, August 13

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Men’s Health in NSW Planning Meeting August 13  1pm – 3.30pm

Conference Room B Level 4 Ozanam Learning Centre, 99 Forbes Street Woolloomooloo

Dear MHFNSW Members and Supporters,

The NSW Ministry of Health will not be replacing the current NSW Men’s Health Action Plan with another plan or policy. New South Wales was the first...
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Change.org petition: requesting that the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre’s (MHIRC’s) funding should be renewed

June 5, 2013
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Change.org petition: requesting that the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre’s (MHIRC’s) funding should be renewed

Men take their own lives at four times the rate of women (that's five men a day, on average). Accidents, cancer and heart disease all account for the majority of male deaths (http://www.menshealthweek.org.au/En/Pages/ee4d91/Why-Men-s-Health.aspx) MHIR...
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EMALE Issue 123 (June 2013)

June 1, 2013
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EMALE Issue 123 (June 2013)

In this month's issue: "Keeping Passion Alive in Your Relationship" by Jed Diamond Challenges to improving male health in NSW the first cut is the deepest new men’s sexual health training a view on ADHD and boys news briefs The Boyfriend Traine...
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21st century man: lost and anachronistic? (SMH article)

March 10, 2013
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21st century man: lost and anachronistic? (SMH article)

Today's Sydney Morning Herald features an article by Guy Mosel titled 21st century man: lost and anachronistic. Overall it's a very good overview of the various strands of the men's movement. However, it suffers from a couple of problems that most med...
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Alcohol and junk food advertising is just not cricket!

February 27, 2013
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Alcohol and junk food advertising is just not cricket!

My name is Aaron Schultz and I am a 41 year old Father of two boys from Hobart Tasmania. I have had some major concerns for a while now around the high levels of alcohol and fast food promotion in sport and am worried about the effect it has on mine an...
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Workplace gender equality: call for public comments

January 16, 2013
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Workplace gender equality: call for public comments

The Acting Minister for the Status of Women, Jenny Macklin, today called for public comment to help develop the next stage of the Australian Government’s landmark workplace gender equality reforms. The introduction of the Workplace Gender Equalit...
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EMALE Issue 115 (October 2012)

October 1, 2012
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EMALE Issue 115 (October 2012)

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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Male victims of family violence face gap in services and need special consideration: NSW Government report

August 30, 2012
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Male victims of family violence face gap in services and need special consideration: NSW Government report

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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Fathers4Justice UK Launch Father’s Day Olympic Ad in Times Newspaper

June 16, 2012
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Fathers4Justice UK Launch Father’s Day Olympic Ad in Times Newspaper

This advertisement appeared on page 37 of the Times Newspaper. Today Fathers4Justice are holding a Father's Day Service at Trafalgar Square to protest against the secret British family courts that routinely separate children from good loving fathers. ...
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Mothers who deny fathers access to the couple’s children after a break-up could be jailed (UK)

June 13, 2012
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Mothers who deny fathers access to the couple’s children after a break-up could be jailed (UK)

Separated parents who fail to allow their partners to maintain a proper relationship with their children could be stripped of driving licences or passports, hit with curfews, ordered to do a period of unpaid work or even jailed. Ministers will today pr...
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Video: The Men’s Network At TEDx 2012 (UK)

June 13, 2012
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Video: The Men’s Network At TEDx 2012 (UK)

The work of The Men’s Network (UK) was featured in a day of inspiring talks at The London School of Economic (LSE) to promote the development of tomorrow’s thinkers and leaders. The aim of the TEDx (LSE) event is to support a...
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Men’s Health Australia Media Watch Report 2011

November 28, 2011
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Men’s Health Australia Media Watch Report 2011

In November 2007, Greg Andresen was contracted by Men’s Health SA (MHSA – at that time the South Australian Men’s Health Alliance – SAMHA) to conduct a one-day-a-week Media Watch role on behalf of SAMHA and its collaborative par...
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Domestic violence trends and issues in NSW (Inquiry)

August 1, 2011
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This inquiry is a current Legislative Council inquiry conducted by the Social Issues Committee . The inquiry was established on 25 July 2011 to inquire into and report on domestic violence trends and issues in New South Wales. The terms of reference w...
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Kids to be denied their Fathers, because of ONE Man’s vote – Tony Windsor

July 20, 2011
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Please read the following letter that was sent to Tony Windsor, Federal Member for New England, on the proposed 2011 child custody/family law changes currently before Parliament, designed to prevent most separated fathers from having contact with thei...
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