Life Changing Injury

750,000 across Australia

2008-01-31T12:19:00.000+11:00

Mens and Family Rights groups critical of the Family Court and the supporting social process were asked recently to estimate from their readership the number of activists in each group. In a country of jst over 20 million people, with 7.4 million in relationships (according to the ABS), there are 750,000 people -not just men, about 30% are women- who can be considered 'activists.'The common myth

Spreading the Word: Mens Alternative Safe House

2008-01-30T11:23:00.000+11:00

[GiveMeaning Logo] Congratulations!The project you voted on, Mens Alternative Safe House has collected enough votes and is now eligible to receive donations through the GiveMeaning website.Please visit the following link to check-in on your project.http://www.givemean ing.com/project/ mashprojectThere are two

Lea Anna Cooper

2008-01-30T11:20:00.000+11:00

US Author Lea Anna Cooper will be interviewed on Australian Radio next Tuesday. She will discussing her new book Days of Tempest ( the Liam Magill paternity fraud story which no one in Australia had the courage to write. The book's content will upset many people in Australia ) Tuesday 29th January 2008 on radio station 2GLF(89.3FM) Sydney- Australia Dads on the Air segment between 10:30am and

Is it really?

2008-01-26T20:29:00.000+11:00

What seems to be the life's work of many politicians and activists, misandry, is a sin. Is it?

PSA: Dads on the Air next Tuesday

2008-01-18T18:13:00.001+11:00

Next Tuesday 22 January 2008 Community Radio station 2GLF (89.3FM) will present on theDads onthe Air segment between 10:30amand 12pm there will be a review on the new book on the Liam Magill saga.*Days of Tempest *by US Author Lea Anna CooperYou can also listen to it live at:http://www.893fm. com.au/or as a podcast (a day or so later) at:feed://www.dadsonth eair.net/ shows/podcast. xml

A couple of good pages

2007-11-20T18:09:00.001+11:00

Women are Just as Likely as Men to Commit Domestic Violence... Men Sustain Over One-Third of all DV-Related Injuries... ABC 20/20 Men Battered by Their Wives JOHN ARCHER, Ph.D. Sex Differences in Aggression Between Heterosexual Partners: A Meta-Analytic Review LEONARD PAULOZZI Surveillance for Homicide among Intimate

Maths

2007-11-20T17:40:00.000+11:00

Please, tongue in cheek...

Santa's NPC HoHOHOooo

2007-11-17T18:25:00.000+11:00

A staffing company out of California has perpetrated a Politically Correct crime against sanity, reason, and those of us who can still hear the bell.Santas in Sydney will no longer say "Ho Ho HO!". According to the PC crowd in Sydney, and a number of dysfuntional apologists: That's an insult against women. It's calling them whores.So -- Santa will say, "Hahaha" in Sydney Australia this year, or

Why I don't practice Family Law..

2007-11-16T10:02:00.000+11:00

A long-time lawyer explained why he doesn practice Family Law. He is not alone. I've met at least two other lawyers who've expressed similar feelings to me.I feel for my clients. One big reason I can¹t practice family law.The result needs to be fair and equitable.The legal process as a whole is one which is unfortunately in practice has nothing to do with justice and very much to do with

The BUZZ: 20 Oct 2007

2007-10-20T17:48:00.000+10:00

The Australian13 October 2007Family Court grabs the lion's share of federal fundingBy Michael PellyAttorney General Philip Ruddock has promised adjustments to funding for federal courts amid concerns the Family Court is citing the complexity of its work to justify massive discrepancies.The court will receive $131million in funding for 2007-08, a figure that matches the total for both the Federal

Last breath

2007-10-20T15:55:00.000+10:00

Someone asked me recently what I would do if I knew I was dying; if I knew I was going to die tomorrow and I answered without hesitation: I would gather some around me for witnesses and I would make the dying declaration that my ex and her daughter lied to the courts solely for their own reasons.That all they said and implied was a carefully rehearsed system of lies they concocted with their

The BUZZ: Thurs 18 Oct 2007

2007-10-18T18:25:00.000+10:00

What's the buzz?! - Tell me whatsa happening!What's the buzz?! - Tell me whatsa happening! Why should you want to know? What do you care about the future?? -- Jesus Christ, SuperstarSimon asks, "Does anybody know how many CSA clients die each year?"Ash Patil, to every member of Fathers4Equality, Australia:"I would like to ask for the support of each and every member from this list during this

Old News: Psyche reports on quotas

2007-10-14T08:38:00.000+10:00

A man tells the story of catching up with some friends socially, where a frank discussion of the career path for Australian psychologists ensues.Such frank discussion is rare outside the closed chambers of the psyche profession. The saddest fact is the admonitions are confirmation, not revelation. What is exposed here is notorious to the general public, even those who have never been to court.To

The Third Stolen Generation

2007-09-14T21:34:00.000+10:00

As we sleep,Pain which we cannot forgetComes drop by drop.And through the night,Comes wisdomThrough the awful grace of God.- Escalus, as quoted by Robert F Kennedy to help the crowd in Indiana deal with the news RFK had just announced: That Martin Luther King had been killed.You are the Third Stolen Generation of Australia. You, and your children. And I.The First Stolen Generation was the

The Buzz! 12 Jun 2007

2007-06-13T05:05:00.000+10:00

"Why should you want to know? -- What do you care about the future??"-- from the Rock Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, "The Buzz!"Months ago, I experimented with a series of articles called, "The Buzz", but the concept never really jelled in my mind. A few trials and experiments, and "The Buzz" fizzled. I think I've found my inspiration and focus now in the lines from the rock opera, 'Jesus Christ,

Betrayal

2007-06-06T04:20:00.000+10:00

Betrayal is one of the most difficult emotions to handle.There are so few things in this life which prove trustworthy. Young people trust everyone and everything. It's a natural beginning.Distrust and fear must be learned.Sad people learn to distrust too many people and things. - This is the disease of middle age which brings so many to an unhappy old age. These people live their lives in fear.

Love and Family Law

2007-02-24T19:05:00.000+11:00

The most important aspect of family law is the love of the parents for the children and each other. Anyone who hears the term, "family law", intuitively realizes this fact. Yet as as "family law" progresses, it increasingly excludes any consideration of this aspect of the family. So long as the courts and the law ignore this factor in their proceedings and structure, the courts are relegated to

Dan on Parental Alienation

2007-02-22T12:29:00.000+11:00

(A comment by Dan O'Moore from the fathers4equality forum on Yahoo reproduced here with permission)IMO this is where alienation plays it's most pivotal role. Kicking and screaming children need to be taught to respect thier parents. It is essential in raising reasonable people.R E S P E C T.Why does anyone think our society is in the whole it is in?IMO no one respects JACK SHIT and why should

Possible class action: Discriminatory practices

2007-02-21T16:47:00.000+11:00

Agencies working with parents often hear of, or receive complaint, that one parent is making false allegations in order to slow up the FCoA or FMC proceedings. Such allegations do considerable harm to the alleged perpetrator, not only in court proceedings but in their personal and professional lives.The problem with all the legal verbiage in the new law that defines it is a simple matter of a

Dirty Tricks in Family Law

2007-02-20T18:44:00.000+11:00

No kidding. 90%, huh?*Dirty Tricks in Family Law*By: Bettina ArndtHerald Sun - Monday 12 Februeary 2007...Many of the women's groups are very nervous about new Family Relationship Centers (FRCs) set up particularly to deal with children's matters. The government has rightly concluded that caring for children after divorce is a relationship issue, not a legal one and that the previous adversarial

The most difficult part

2007-02-09T17:18:00.000+11:00

Yesterday, someone actually asked me what was the most difficult part of this horrible time.I thought about the weeks then months of panic attacks that continued for days followed by exhaustion; then said, "It was that there was nothing to defend against. - How do you defend against what didn't happen?"If there had been incidents or specific accusations, it would have been much easier. But there

Red Herrings all around

2007-02-08T17:48:00.000+11:00

You gotta wonder what's going on.For more than a year, a rising outcry about David Hicks has been fueled by his father and repeated articles in various press outlets. Now it turns out that all the government had to do was ask the US for Hicks to be released, and he almost certainly would be released. - Is this just a red herring to defer the attention of the Australian public from more important

The Horrible Time

2007-02-02T19:02:00.000+11:00

Two years ago, this was a horrible time.In a few days, on the 12th, my ex would threaten to sue me for $20,000.About the 14th of January, she had threatened to sue me for $100,000; but apparently even she and her attorney saw that was ludicrous. Realistically, all of that was what we had spent over 4 years together.It was just her way of saying she resented my becoming ill. I got the message very

From Poor Richard's Almanac:

2007-01-28T20:06:00.000+11:00

From Poor Richard's Almanac:A. An empty bag cannot stand upright.B. Be always ashamed to catch thyself idle.C. Cheese and salty meat should be sparingly eat.D. The Doors of wisdom are never shut.E. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.F. Full of courtesy, full of craft.G. God helps them that help themselves.H. Hunger never saw bad bread.I. If you'd have a servant

The underbelly of the beast

2007-01-27T12:06:00.000+11:00

There is the perennial joke about three blind men trying to describe an elephant.One finds a rough wall; another a whiplike snake; and the third a huge hose. The joke has any number of punch lines, some lurid or disgusting, depending on the mood or attitude of the philosophy instructor. The real punch line is to show that people form perspectives on how they experience the whole, in this case an

Fighting the Flashbacks

2007-01-24T17:29:00.000+11:00

I've been keeping myself busy working with a friend to develop a business plan for his small business; something to return the favor he did me by being there for me - pretty much a complete stranger then - for more than a year when I was a wreck emotionally and physically. We've been moving his things from one house to another, something that would have been impossible for me a year ago -

Crossover to New Blogger

2007-01-24T17:00:00.000+11:00

Well, the crossover to the New Blogger was surprisingly smooth and successful. I had to wonder if the transfer of servers would lose any of the sidebar content. It didn't.I've developed 5 blogs on the New Blogger in beta already for myself to test the system, and a couple of client sites as part of their initial Internet Marketing effort. It's a far more useful and powerful interface, easily

Comment on Teri Stoddard's blog

2007-01-07T08:14:00.000+11:00

(I'm gonna do a little cross-post here. Teri is turning into a national and international leader on these issues. She's appeared on national radio in Australia, and MensNewsDaily is one of the most popular forums in the world - PaulD)Hi Teri,(Yeah, it’s me, Paul. I got bored reading up on tech stuff and figured I’d come see what your blog was up to. I see you’ve decided to go very commercial.

URGENT - CALL FOR ACTION ! UNITE NOW

2007-01-05T05:08:00.000+11:00

URGENT - CALL FOR ACTION !This e-mail has been sent to:Dads in DistressDads On The Air (reform group)EqualParenting@ yahoogroups. comEqualParenting- Cairns@yahoogrou ps.comFamily First PartyFatherhood FoundationFathers4EqualityFather4equality@ yahoogroups. comFathers4JusticeJoint Parenting AssociationLone Fathers AssociationLoneFathers@ yahoogroups. comMen's ConfraternityMen's Information and

Rob Hulls makes a Joke

2006-12-14T08:12:00.000+11:00

Two small party candidates were beaten by what they termed "labor thugs" during the last campaign to prevent them from campaigning. The story was one of the sidebars in the Herald Sun. The Age didn't touch it. Wonder why?Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls fills three columns in today's Herald Sun with an essay about the plight of David Hicks. The essay was quoted in The Age under "Ruddock

A Talent for Denial

2006-12-14T08:04:00.000+11:00

The Herald Sun reports today that there is a mental health crisis in Australia.In 1994, just after years of crippling economic depression, 4.7% of Australians had a mental health problem. In 2004, it had reached an alarming 10.4% !Genetics and reality in human beings indicate that between 1 in 6 to 1 in 5 people will have a mental health problem at any given time. That is a home truth,

Manufactured Issues

2006-12-11T05:45:00.000+11:00

It was a source of bitter, ironic laughter to see Rob Hulls speaking out on the David Hicks affair, calling for Hicks' civil and human rights to be respected. Hulls does not attend to the civil and human rights of those within his own jurisdiction. As Attorney General of Victoria, his Justice Department is mandated only to avoid representing the rights of Victorians, or those who reside in this

Memories

2006-12-05T15:40:00.000+11:00

Sometimes, memories can be bittersweet, reminiscent of good times past, or of places too far away. There is a certain joy to such memories, a sense of wistfulness, that in the strange logic of human feelings evokes a hope for a time like that to come.These are memories that share events with the feelings. Events that anchor and contain the feelings, however deep or powerful.Usually the mind

Mission Nearly Accomplished at the UN!

2006-11-28T19:38:00.000+11:00

To: info@mediaradar. orgSubject: Mission Nearly Accomplished at the UN!Folks -We have been advised by our contacts who monitor the UN that the Third Committee has made the decision to only "note," not "welcome" the Secretary-General' s Study on the Violence Against Women - see message below.The Third Committee's recommendation will shortly be forwarded to the UN General Assembly. So the battle is

Press Release: Equal Parenting and DNA testing

2006-11-28T19:23:00.000+11:00

by Geoff Hollandprism@optusnet. com.auR O L L I N G T H U N D E R R E V I E W !____________ ___Moral duty of Family Court to review past court ordersIn playing God, the Family Court system has caused immeasurable damage to children of separated parents. Far from acting in the best interests of children, they have alienated children from their fathers ever since the Family Law Act was introduced

Three Things Only Australia Can Throw At My Face

2006-11-27T12:08:00.000+11:00

Some days you just know it's all worth it.It's only six thirty on my watch, and the coffee is percolating in its pot, and I've taken off my trainers, and I still have some time to go back to bed and sleep. But I'm too awake for that. I know the sun is good outside, perfect for just about anything.Yikes, have I gotten too optimistic and sunshiny now? This is what Australia does to you; I've been

The Hard Stuff

2006-11-24T07:46:00.000+11:00

I never wanted any more than a passing interest in Australian politics. At most, I would have preferred to follow it as a form of mild amusement, something like watching cricket - "baseball on valium", as some Americans characterize it. Never much of a political animal, I'd have preferred to have left Australian politics about where I left American politics - as a rich source of humor and

Feminism: The Complementary Angle

2006-11-23T10:53:00.000+11:00

Feminism: The Complementary AngleAuthor: Gina SteppWhen it first dawned on Betty Friedan that something was wrong with the role of women in society, she was not incorrect. Nor, of course, was she the first in history to notice, or the first to hit on an inadequate solution. The problem, as she articulated it, was the discontent of the average suburban housewife with a role perceived as smothering

Australian women by Australian men (humour)

2006-11-21T09:31:00.000+11:00

Recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry. That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste. David BissonetteWhen a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. Sacha GuitryAfter marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together. Hemant JoshiBy all means marry. If you get a good

Good show by the Police

2006-11-20T09:41:00.000+11:00

The Victorian police did it well. I've been pretty down on the Victorian cops lately because of my past experiences, but they seem to have handled the GS20 protestors admirably. From all newspaper accounts, a few cops were manhandled and injured, but none of the protestors were harmed in any significant way.There's not much I can say for these nutcases who think violent protest is the only way.

John Murtari update 18 Nov 2006

2006-11-18T08:55:00.000+11:00

PRESS RELEASE: Parents' Rights Activist Endures 108 Days Without FoodPosted by: "Teri Stoddard" shared.parenting.works@gmail.com sharedparentingworks Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:36 pm (PST) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEParents' Rights Activist Endures 108 Days Without EatingDocumentary 'Support? System Down' to Include AKidsRight.org Founder JohnMurtari11/16/2006 11:43:00 AM------------ --------- ---------

More inadequately trained cops

2006-11-15T11:53:00.000+11:00

New BIG GunsThe front page of The Age today has a picture of a Glock 13-shot .40 caliber pistol Bracks wants for the Victorian Police. From my experience with the police, twice I saw senior people red-faced and ready to use their batons before even making contact. That's disturbing.In 6+ years in Australia, I haven't heard one gunshot. It's one of the biggest positives about Melbourne. There just

Are you joking?

2006-11-15T09:02:00.000+11:00

Overheard from the bench:"He's cute when he dissents.""Shall we torment the barristers?""Who am I to judge?"No, not really. Those quotes are completely ex parte. Really, I just made them up.But before you think all of this is fantasy, read on..TEACHERS are being warned to watch what they write and say about students because of the risk of being sued for defamation.New South Wales schools have

Get out

2006-11-14T10:35:00.000+11:00

It was great to see someone telling Tony Abbott to mind the fizzy drinks around his own house.I could almost say people don't want Tony Abbot in their fridges any more than they want Michael Flood in their heads.

Ruddock opposes Bill of Rights

2006-11-13T18:49:00.000+11:00

I am always surprised at two Australian misconceptions, both driven by unreasonable fears and the mockery of the common intelligence that comes from so many politicians. One is the dizzying fear Australians have of firearms. Mention a gun to an Australian, he or she looks like they're facing a salt water crocodile. That must be the same expression on their face.ATTORNEY-General Philip Ruddock has

Not all women

2006-11-13T08:28:00.000+11:00

(reproduced here with permission from the fathers4equality Australia Yahoo list)Not all women support what is happening in the political and legal arenas. In fact, 76% of women do not support anything labelled 'feminism' because of the how the radical feminists public rants, according to The Age.Over 1/3 of women, 35%, actively oppose feminism in all forms. That does not prevent many women, once

New link: Paternity Fraud Australia

2006-11-09T10:55:00.000+11:00

I'll let the site speak for itself. To date, it is the story of two men, Liam McGill and Rodney MacDonald, and their struggle to have the paternity of their children recognized as legal liability, or not.It is astounding in the age of DNA testing used to convict murderers and rapists, that DNA testing is not recognized by the courts as proof of paternity. The most common excuse is "there is much

Home Truths - the full story

2006-11-08T09:07:00.000+11:00

Reading the contents of this site, Home Truths, is like reading '1984' for the first time.You can imagine the feelings that move you are the same as for the Americans and Western Europeans when, in 1951, they first saw Mao's 'Little Red Book, then realized that it had delivered the whole of China into his hands in 1949.Or what western scholars felt when they realized that the 'Little Red Book'

Looking In

2006-11-07T17:10:00.000+11:00

As an American who's lived in Australia for more than 6 years, a comparison of the two systems makes me appreciate are some aspects of my homeland as never before.One is the Bill of Rights. For all the courtroom furor that this document causes at all levels of law enforcement and jurisprudence, it is deep sense of reassurance to know that these rights belong to every American. Give me the madness

Dispossession

2006-11-07T16:00:00.000+11:00

The purpose of the Intervention Order in Australian Family Law is simply dispossession.As has been shown many times, the purpose is not to allow couples to work out their differences as reasonable people. If that were true, then the lawyer would not tell the woman not to discuss the Intervention Order with the man. If that were true, then the lawyer would encourage the couple to talk through

A Hug in Crime

2006-11-07T11:33:00.000+11:00

A father reports his lawyer forbids him to say he loves his child in a court.Victorian schools have not only banned fatty foods on their campuses, but are moving to ban any display of affection between students, especially hugs.The Royal Children's Hospital is under pressure to end the contract with MacDonald's, and remove the restaurant from the hospital lobby.We used to kid about this stuff. I

Sheik al HIlaly and Pru Goward

2006-11-06T19:26:00.000+11:00

While it is legal in Australia to abuse the elderly and disabled of any age or sex -- Such actions are protected by a web of IR laws, odd quirks of the definition of civil law because of the timidity to define such actions as crimes, and social prejudices. -- the abuse of women has become a cause celebre.Sheik Hilaly has opened the debate across the nation by his comments earlier this week:The

The Growing Realization

2006-11-06T18:18:00.000+11:00

Howard's attitude towards the mentally ill: "We always thought of it as just weakness." is reflected throughout Australian society."Let them eat cake!" - Marie AntoinnettePart of the garbled and rushed legislation takes effect this week, in fact, partially subsidized by state governments also startled into action. Australians with mental health problems will be able to access help at a lower cost

New link: John Quiggin on Australia

2006-11-06T17:48:00.000+11:00

Howard's attitude towards the mentally ill: "We always thought of it as just weakness.""Let them eat cake!" - Marie AntoinnetteJohn Quiggin writes:Along with children’s welfare, mental health seems to be the chronic disaster area of our social services. It’s not hard to see why - the problems aren’t amenable to simple one-size-fits-all bureaucratic solutions (let alone the market solutions

Simple idea

2006-11-06T17:43:00.000+11:00

You show me a child that needs $22,000 a month and I'll show you a child that's had too much to drink. - AmoranthusThe problem with courts and laws is all they can do it punish or threaten to punish - intimidate.When it comes to family law, the same can be said for police and all the agencies that rely on the police.The law, as said over 200 years ago by the Authors of the American Constitution,

Technorati Claim

2006-11-06T10:42:00.000+11:00

Technorati Profile

Ian Kay is at it again (2)

2006-10-31T15:50:00.000+11:00

His grammar is atrocious. His passion, if not obsession, is too evident. But he dares to say what so few other Australians will.(Reproduced here by request. I do not agree with everything Mr Kay says, but we must all defend to the death his right to say it.) Rob Moodie , Promotes Child Abuse. In response to an article attributed to Rob Moodie, Chief Executive Officer of Vic

New Link: 10th Australian National Family Law Conference Melbourne, 16-20 March 2002

2006-10-30T10:26:00.000+11:00

From a 2002 conference in Melbourne:A Manifesto The concept of parental responsibility is past its use-by date. It should be consigned to the dustbin of legal history, like the Roman law concept of paterfamilias. Society needs a new standard: that of family responsibility. By this I mean that family members should be

Half a truth is a whole lie.

2006-10-29T10:12:00.000+11:00

There is a Yiddish proverb: "Half a truth is a whole lie."As if in response to Ian Kay, three articles have appeared in publications across the nation containing identical phrases of half truths by Pru Goward in her demand for Sheik Hilaly to be deported; Adele Horin in the Sydney Morning Herald reporting on an article by Dr Michael Flood.(The excerpt below is from the SMH. The topics and wording

Ian Kay is at it again

2006-10-29T09:33:00.000+11:00

Ian Kay is has been called an embarrassment to Men's and Family Rights' groups. His is the persistent passion of someone who truly believes they have been wronged, driven ever harder by the lifelong commitment of a native love and need for his children.His words reflect desperation, and frustration turned to rage. His rage is dismissed as madness, or drunkenness.After so many years -- Kay has

Parent Activist Murtari Will Remain In Jail

2006-10-28T17:16:00.000+10:00

Parent Activist Murtari Will Remain In Jail Posted by: "Teri Stoddard" shared.parenting.works@gmail.com sharedparentingworks Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:33 pm (PST) Parent Activist Murtari Will Remain In Jailhttp://mensnewsdail y.com/2006/ 10/26/parent- activist- murtari-will- remain-in- jail/--http://www.mensinte rests.comhttp://myspace. com/teristoddardhttp://www.sharedpa rentingworks. orghttp:/

The Wonders of Oz

2006-10-28T09:07:00.000+10:00

New Link added: Parenting Time dot net

2006-10-26T13:22:00.000+10:00

This is the home of OPTIMAL™, the Online Parenting Time Information Manager and Access Log. OPTIMAL can help you win custody, change custody, or reduce child support. What is OPTIMAL? OPTIMAL is an online custody calendar that allows you to easily schedule and track parenting time as well as monitor compliance with your

Family Court - two years of anguish and escalation

2006-10-24T19:56:00.000+10:00

(Reproduced here with permission of the Author. This article was also published on Online Opinion.)Family Court - two years of anguish and escalationby Geoff Holland After my separation and subsequent divorce, the Family Court process took two years of anguish, during which the relationship between myself and my ex-partner degenerated from a time when we would still hug each other, make jokes

New Link: Manhood Online, Australia

2006-10-19T17:18:00.000+10:00

Manhood Online is a professionally produced website with a gentle artistic style. It is done in the colors of the outback and the "bright, red land", reminiscent of the American Southwest. The style is a dramatic warmth that reflects the best of the Australian character. And the content of the site seeks to fulfill the promise of the artist.The designer seeks to express the depth of Australian

Tautology

2006-10-19T15:42:00.000+10:00

What is a tautology?My constantly introspective and self-critical self asked me, "Why are you writing like this? You've never written so many tautologies before."And, I had to admit he was right.So... Why?Mostly because I don't believe the right words are being used. And, maybe, I'm searching for them. The terms that should be used are like ... prejudice .. dispossession ... illegitimate ..

Blogs and Freedom

2006-10-19T07:36:00.000+10:00

How many honest, intelligent, caring men in the world does it take to do the dishes? Both of them.(from one of the 8586 Australian blogs tracked by the now-defunct Australian webblogs site, by Ozguru)Australian Webblogs was an enterprise to track the growth of blogging in Australia. It failed.On international blog news and information tracking sites, the only blogs listed are encyclopedia

New Genre? A film about the trials of child support!

2006-10-16T18:43:00.000+10:00

There are a few articles recently in the Australian papers about soldiers sending their combat pay home only to find it has been used to finance a little playtime and a breakup.In at least one reported case, $50,000 had disappeared along with the wife.In another, the soldier came home to find his wife had left the kids with his parents, gone across the country partying, then used the remainder of

New Link: Dads Who Fought Back, the movie

2006-10-16T18:35:00.000+10:00

Two Canadian fathers formed a film company to produce the story of their battle for visitation and custody.Dan O'Moore in Adelaide is in the process of making short films on similar subjects for the fathers4equality Australia group. He has been talking with a number of producers and may form his own film company.They are two average guys who won't give up. Two fathers are struggling to do

Support? (a short film)

2006-10-15T13:41:00.000+10:00

"The most intelligent thing you can say about men and women in American is, We need each other..."

Australian women as victims

2006-10-15T08:16:00.000+10:00

Sometimes, life offers insights which make otherwise obvious conclusions sparkle clear.THE mother of a Melbourne schoolgirl fears she may be forced into an arranged marriage after her Utah-based father stopped her returning to Australia from the US. Lydia Karg, who was a student at South Oakleigh College, has not returned from America after a two-week visit to her father in July last year. Her

Perspective: Involving children

2006-10-14T08:56:00.000+10:00

Involving the children early in the FCoA process is a necessary step. There is no question about it. The former FCoA procedures, under CJ Nicholson, -- which excluded the children in favor of court procedures that essentially left the whole matter in the hands of the lawyers and judges --, trapped the family, parents and children in the adversarial process and court procedures. The failure

Update: John Murtari

2006-10-14T07:26:00.000+10:00

a moment to vote, a lifetime of changePosted by: "Teri Stoddard" shared.parenting.works@gmail.com sharedparentingworksThu Oct 12, 2006 2:31 pm (PST)Teri Stoddard here.My recent article, "John Murtari, Criminal or Loving Father?" was chosen as an Editor's Top Pick and is now a Featured Article under News on Associated Content. Please take a moment to visit this site and vote for my articles.

Fathers on YouTube -

2006-10-13T09:09:00.000+10:00

.. I don't think parent listen enough to their kids .. I will not give them the dirty details of what happened to the marriage. It's not important for them to know. What is important for them to know is that both their parents love them equally; and they want to share that responsibility for their benefit.Read the supportive comments, and the few hateful words.

Reinstating fatherhood

2006-10-13T06:42:00.000+10:00

Reinstating fatherhoodby Jason ThompsonThe modern father who dares to heed the call and seek the children with whom it is our whole destiny to be atoned, cannot, indeed must not, wait for his community to cast off its slough of pride, fear, rationalized avarice, and sanctified misunderstanding."Live," Nietzsche says, "as though the day were here."It is not society that is to guide and save

Baillieu and Mental Health

2006-10-12T17:23:00.000+10:00

Well, the flashbacks are back. My guts are churning from memories I don't even want to relive.A couple of comments about Mr Baillieu's plans for a new mental health system in Victoria.TED Baillieu will spend $226 million on tackling mental health problems if he becomes premier....Speaking at the Melbourne Press Club yesterday, Mr Baillieu said a Liberal government would also set up: FOUR

Mental Health: Baillieu vs Pike

2006-10-12T09:11:00.000+10:00

GP Dennis Gration could see what would become of his depressed patient if she could not get the help she needed. She would become another victim of the mental health system. Danielle Nowland was a vivacious, bubbly, happy, hands-on young woman until a back injury stopped her working as a gardener. That triggered the start of a mental slide that resulted in her death almost three years

The real Costs of CSA

2006-10-11T11:11:00.000+10:00

The "morality" of a graduated scale for CSA payments is based on the graduated tax schedule.The purpose of the graduated tax schedule, where the rich are taxed at a higher rate than the poor, is to redistribute wealth and produce economic activity in the areas the government directs. Tax deductions or credits are offered to get wealthy people to give away money to charities, for example, or to

Mental Health failure

2006-10-10T09:31:00.000+10:00

John Howard has ignored the problem of mental health throughout his administration. A whole decade of neglect. Now he is trying to recoup some dignity with a quick buyout or two.However, his buyouts fall far short consistently.Mr Howard said that with three-quarters of mental health problems beginning before the age of 25 early intervention was vital. The funding includes $30 million to allow GPs

Family Relationships Quarterly (The Snow Job Continues)

2006-10-10T08:59:00.000+10:00

This newsletter could be more aptly titled, "The Snow Job Continues".Family Relationships QuarterlyNewsletter No. 1, 2006"Our children come first":The heart and soul of the new family law systemAssociate Professor Lawrie Moloney, Head of the Department of Counselling and Psychological Health in the School of Public Health, La Trobe University, VictoriaYou gotta love the little gotcha's in

New Link added: Memucan Institute

2006-10-09T09:09:00.000+10:00

I'm kinda surprised it took me this long to get this one on my list. Allan Barron's writings, along with others from the Memucan Institute of Mens Studies (MIOMS), have been cited on this blog a number of times; and his works are cited constantly in the Bittie Browser scroller from OzInfoNews.The Bible Dictionary tells us that 'memucan' means 'dignified', and refers to "one of the royal

On Education and Boys

2006-10-09T07:36:00.000+10:00

by Paul Donley(comments on the fathers4equality Australia Yahoo group)I've spoken out about this issue a few times, but here goes again.Why hasn't fathers4equality and other men's and fathers' groups taken a public position on the education issue?I cannot think of anything that is more important for children in the world today.fathers4equality and other groups make a great deal of rhetoric about

On the Parkinson Formula

2006-10-09T07:02:00.000+10:00

On the Parkinson Formulaby Dave Barrett I don't think enough resistance to this formula is being expressed by payers groups. We all seem to have been blinded by the fact that a few payers may end up paying less than they are now. This new (Parkinson) formula is a scourge. Once it starts in July 2008 payers will suddenly realise that they have been duped. We will then enter into another 18

Krights Radio International Event

2006-10-08T19:56:00.000+10:00

The Truth Continues...We are now weeks away from our up coming 24 Hour Marathon. Pass the word. The phone lines will be open to, "Virtual Living Rooms".Krights is setting up several conference lines and at anytime during the 24 hours anyone can come sit in our living room and join us in this celebration. There are going to be surprises, give aways and special guests just like a real radio

Dispossessed

2006-10-08T18:52:00.000+10:00

In an episode of "Rafferty's Rules" first aired in 1989, the female public defender says,"Yes, but the feminist movement has degenerated into simply man-hating."(That's not a perfect quote, but very close. I was passing the television when I heard it, and the words stopped me in my tracks.)Sitting with some friends at the beach, a Serbian-Australian woman wanted to emphasize a point. She was

Education in Australia

2006-10-07T13:11:00.000+10:00

I've spoken out about this issue a few times, but here goes again. Why hasn't fathers4equality and other men's and fathers' groups taken a public position on the education issue?I cannot think of anything that is more important for children in the world today. fathers4equality and other groups make a great deal of rhetoric about being concerned for the well-being of children, and how

Every Day

2006-10-06T09:48:00.000+10:00

When thing get you down and you feel up against the wall, remember....*Every day you may make progress.* *Every step may be fruitful.**Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening,ever-ascending, ever-improving path.**You know you will never get to the end of the journey.**But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory ofthe climb ( to kick the CSA 's arse)*(from

Non-mainstream feminist mythology

2006-10-06T08:23:00.000+10:00

If the Bible is the Word of God, it appears the Anglican Church knows better than God Himself.Anyone remember anything about unisex pronouns mentioned in the Bible?Society has to deal with its own demons. There will always be bad people. Changing a pronoun is not going to make any difference; and may do as much harm as good here.This is just one more attempt to demonize men by tacitly associated

Victorian Police

2006-10-06T08:15:00.000+10:00

Frankly, the Victorian police have a tough enough job to do without the political game-playing by Holding and Hulls, and even Wells.There are real criminals and real crimes out there to deal with.Lead article in from Sept 2nd in The Age says Bracks and Baillieu were even. Then I saw in the story that Baillieu is promising 1500 more police on the streets. 1500 more poorly trained police is not an

Press Release -- NZ

2006-10-05T11:17:00.000+10:00

(Press Release, reproduced here by request) * NZ – Wed-4-Oct-06 HandsOnEqualParent- NEWS* If you are part of the problem or simply apathetic and thus NOT interested simply hit reply and put NOT Interested in subject line and SEND/OR opt out thru (LINK)> PLAXO * Latest Coalition Brochure copied below and attached for your clarity, printing and distribution – If your NZ-Org

"Crimes" by Holding

2006-10-05T08:06:00.000+10:00

Victorian Police Minister Tim Holding pontificates the reason assaults have risen in Victoria is that the police have orders to file Intervention Orders against men, even if neither the supposed victim or the supposed perpetrator want them. The Victoria Police annual report has revealed assaults rose by 805 last year from 28,138 in 2004-05 to 28,943. Total crimes against people jumped

Blog Changes: Organized Links

2006-10-04T14:42:00.000+10:00

The links section was getting pretty messy. Not even I could keep track of what went where any more. As you'll notice, it's been organized into better defined categories. Because of ongoing changes and progress in the Family Rights and Men's Rights movements, I expect there will be another complete overhaul sometime in the near future.New Links added:Lawyers for ChangeOverlawyered.comLawyers for

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

2006-10-02T17:36:00.000+10:00

The search is yielding fruit. This bloke thinks Pru Goward resembles Bloody Mary!Pru-ey, Pru-ey,Quite the Mary.How you do tell and show?With pretty smiles, all the whiles,And never a man will know.(to the rhyme of Mary, Mary Quite Contrary)Pru Goward recently resigned her post at the Federal Sex Discrimination Minister to campaign for her seat in Parliament. Many men, and women, have criticised

Three Blind Mice - modernized

2006-10-02T17:07:00.000+10:00

There's been quite a row lately about how to teach history in Australia. Most of the current history classes deal with UK or US history. Australia only enters the picture about 1901, then most of the focus is, with some careful editing to avoid exposing racism and other brutalities, on the period after the Second World War.All this jabber got me curious, so I roamed the Net to do a little

Can I hire you, daddy?

2006-10-02T09:13:00.000+10:00

A 10 year old boy approached his dad from work. He asked him how much money he earns everyday. He said $1000.The boy asked him if he can borrow $400. His dad was shocked and scolded him instead.The boy went to his room and cried.His dad realized that he overreacted and decided to give his son what he asked.The boy stopped crying, took the money from his dad and took $ 1600 bills out of his piggy

Foolish things

2006-10-01T23:47:00.000+10:00

Weird, wonderful world sometimes, I suppose, where you can be most proud of the most foolish things you've done.Tonight on TV, I watched "Love Actually", a real feel-good, gurly movie if there ever was one.When I was in the hospital, chafing from head to toe from plastic sheets, stuck flat on my back with a bunch of tubes out one side that drained all the nutrients out of me, drifting in and out

Celebrate the small victories

2006-10-01T16:14:00.000+10:00

I'm taking a page from the Reverend Martin Luther King's notebook here. As the Reverend said, "When opposing prejudice, you have to celebrate the small victories. There will be so many defeats."A friend is finishing up a Community Services degree at a local TAFE.When I told her the things that had happened to me because of Intervention Orders, she refused to believe me. I can't blame her. If I

Make-criminal Programs

2006-10-01T10:01:00.000+10:00

Make-criminal programsIntervention Orders, and allegations of "domestic violence", are great money makers for a large portion of the law enforcement establishment. These may be the most irrational and illegitimate of examples, since they are recognized by scholars and the public as assuming guilt, with little possibility of proving innocence.This is a make-criminal program. Chasing innocent

Lake Taupo, New Zealand

2006-09-30T11:28:00.000+10:00

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Neighborhood Watch

2006-09-30T06:26:00.000+10:00

About this time of year, two years ago, a man who was going through a similar, equally unjust time in his life was organizing a Neighborhood Watch. He and I traded stories, then he asked if I'd like to join. I said Yes. I had been an organizer of Neighborhood Watch in the US.The same guy had organized a program to refurbish bikes from the tip, outfit them with safety devices and even helmets, for