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Minister misleads Federal Parliament about Family Violence

May 31, 2011
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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

May 30, 2011
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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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In Praise of Men (North & South, NZ)

May 1, 2011
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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

April 7, 2011
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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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Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 Inquiry

April 4, 2011
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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)

April 3, 2011
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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

March 28, 2011
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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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