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 Dear Warwick,<BR=3E<BR=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe tragedy o=
f the last week has highlighted for us all the importance of our loved ones =
and families=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe shocking=
 loss of lives through the Bali bomb blast has touched us all=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany times I have been moved to tears as =
I have watched big footballers crying on TV as they told about their mates w=
ho have died=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe other th=
ing that has touched me is the way ordinary people have rolled up their slee=
ves and just started to make a difference wherever they were=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat about the Aussie lady who helped set=
 up a computer data base for the hopelessly overcrowded Bali hospital=3F<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDid you see the English backpac=
ker who helped a critically injured woman survive and has chosen to stay on =
in Bali to help the suffering=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EWhat about Jason McCartney, the AFL player who has burns to 50% of his =
body and is in a critical condition after saving the lives of two young wome=
n from the flaming inferno=3F</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EThis is a time for us as fathers to take en=
couragement from such acts of sacrifice and kindness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI believe that in order to be a good father and =
husband, similar selfless acts of bravery and kindness are required=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe difference is that they have =
to be enacted over a long period of time and often without a great deal of e=
ncouragement=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe won=92t g=
et our story printed in the paper, nor will it appear on TV, but our sacrifi=
ce is no less real=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou se=
e, true love requires sacrifice=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EActions speak louder than words=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EBecoming a good father requires a change in life style and a ch=
ange in attitude=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBecoming=
 a good husband (lover of your wife) requires the same=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EChildren spell love T=2EI=2EM=2EE=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur wives spell love in much the same=
 way=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime to talk=2E<SPAN=
 style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime to listen=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime to have fun together=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime to hold hands=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime to do something special=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor many fathers this requires a certain me=
asure of sacrifice=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur jo=
bs, our sports, our interests tend to take precedence=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENOW is the time to change=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<=3Fxml:name=
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=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALI=
GN: justify'=3EThere is a saying from a great old book, =91Greater love has =
no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends=92=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet us begin to take up this challenge=
 for our families and stop being selfish husbands and fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet us lay down our lives for our wives a=
nd children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet us be enc=
ouraged by the selfless acts of bravery by our fellow Aussies in Bali, and b=
egin to put ourselves out for our wives and children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESeize the moment, grab the opportunity=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENow is the time for action to show=
 our love=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
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oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EYou decide!</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EFi=
nd an opportunity to show your love to your children and your wife this week=
 and then put it into action=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EWords without actions are futile=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EYou saw how many people this week were not able to express their w=
ords and actions of love for their family members due to the loss of their l=
oved ones because of the tragic bombing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EWhy don=92t you express love to your family now, while they are=
 alive and well=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBe differ=
ent=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EDo something out of t=
he ordinary for your loved one=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EPlan a random act of kindness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThis is your opportunity!!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThis is your day!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ED=
on=92t miss it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMake it ha=
ppen=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EYours for acts of kindness</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EWarwick Marsh=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
'=3EFatherhood Foundation=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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w Roman' size=3D3=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPS=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPlease email us with your story=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt might inspire others to do the same=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou never know, you might s=
tart a revolution of love=2E</FONT=3E </FONT=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<P align=3Dcen=
ter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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/P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Marsh is the founder of th=
e Fatherhood Foundation=2E=A0 Married for 27 years he is the father of five =
children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 21 years to 9 years=2E=
=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes=
 to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</P=3E<P=3E<BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<b=
r=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to t=
op</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E<td=
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Kids in water=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FO=
NT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EThe Art of Fathering <BR=3EFish Finder<BR=3E</STRONG=
=3Eby Paul Sloane</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN=
 lang=3DEN-US=3EIs it possible that dad is never wrong=3F Just because dad s=
aid so =96 it must be true=2E Well=85probably not, but sometimes in the eyes=
 of a child, it often rings true=2E Poor old mum, the pains of childbirth, t=
he endless hours of rearing the family, knowing exactly where you last left =
your favourite cap, yet =96 when it comes to knowledge about important thing=
s - like fishing, dad gets the nod=2E </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E=A0<=
=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:offic=
e' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3EJust the other week =
my eldest son came into my office, holding a fishing magazine subscription f=
orm, asking for me to write out a cheque=2E The subscription was to a junior=
 anglers club - $10 got you a cap, a tackle box, fishing rod Velcro wraps, a=
nd a membership card=2E My son proceeded to question the value of such a sub=
scription, and whether his hard earned ten dollars be better spent elsewhere=
 =96 to my reply of =93No way mate =96 the cap would be worth $10 alone =96 =
I reckon it=92s a great deal=94=2E Done!</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 62=2E1pt'=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-U=
S=3EAnyway, a couple of days later my son was sitting down reading the belov=
ed fishing magazine, when he comes across the junior anglers club subscripti=
on form=2E Excited by his recent (proposed) membership, he shows mum=2E The =
first question raised by mum, showing genuine concern for the pocket money, =
was =93Is it really worth ten dollars=3F=94 With not a second gap, the first=
 thing that came out of my son=92s mouth was =93Yeah, Dad said just the cap =
alone was worth $10 =96 it=92s a great deal=94=2E Sounds very familiar eh=3F=
 </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIG=
N: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=
=3DEN-US=3EDid my son need any other justification but dad=92s sentiments of=
 a good deal=3F Would it have been different if dad said that it was not wor=
th it, and to save your money=3F You know, often our children will hang on e=
very word we say, without giving thought or reason to our rationale/thinking=
 =96 they just accept it as gospel=2E To a parent, this is precious =96 to t=
hink what we have to say is considered by our children to be so very importa=
nt and final=2E I feel this needs to be kept in mind, as we go about our bus=
iness, answering questions from our kids, supplying solutions and ideals, we=
 need to be aware of our words, and the impact those words have on our child=
ren=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT=
-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN=
 lang=3DEN-US=3EIf I had a tip for young fathers today, it would be this =96=
 listen to the questions our children have =96 junior angler fishing club me=
mberships may not be life changing, phone off the hook, family meeting type =
situations =96 but there will be times that call for more family orientated =
discussion and decision making=2E It is these times that parents must be as =
one, providing sound reasoning and answers to those inquisitive, searching, =
and yes =96 sometimes life changing situations=2E </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-US=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3ETill next time</=
SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3EPaul Sloan </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E=
<FONT size=3D3=3E<FONT face=3D'Times New Roman'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</FON=
T=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan i=
s an accountant working with Equipglobal=2E=A0 He is married with three chil=
dren aged one, nine and eleven years=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who live=
s on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t =
lost his sense of humour=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT =
size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3E=A0</P=3E</FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font =
size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E<=
/p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25=
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il=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E<=
/td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D12 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' backgroun=
d=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template=
1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, A=
rial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=
=3E<b=3EGrandads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E=
<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fima=
ges/fathers=5Fissue8 - 21st Oct, 2002=5FGrandad 15=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</d=
iv=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3E=
</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D5=3ENo man can poss=
ibly know what life means, what the world means, what anything means, until =
he has a child and loves it, and then the whole universe changes, and nothin=
g will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E=A0</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'C=
omic Sans MS'=3E<STRONG=3ELafcadio Hearn</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=
=3E=A0</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#to=
p'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquot=
e=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowr=
ap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fath=
ers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td wi=
dth=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
com=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<bl=
ockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif=
' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ELaughter</b=3E</fon=
t=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://=
www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue8 - 21s=
t Oct, 2002=5Fbabyhand=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<F=
ONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=
</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3EA cheerfu=
l heart does good like a medicine</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=
=3EProverbs 17:22</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<f=
ont size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=
=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D=
13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/e=
mail=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E=
</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' backgrou=
nd=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/templat=
e1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, =
Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor5'=3E</=
a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<=
br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5F=
images/fathers=5Fissue8 - 21st Oct, 2002=5FSingle Dad=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E=
</div=3E <P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Roland Foster</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ESchool Holidays have well and truly ended, dur=
ing which many fathers have had the opportunity to spend some time with thei=
r children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor some fathe=
rs, the sense that their children are merely =91visiting=92 them, often unde=
rscores the idea in both father and children that the children =91belong=92 =
somewhere else=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis idea =
is often difficult to challenge, particularly when it has originated with co=
urt =91orders=92=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<=
=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:offic=
e' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
The youngest of my children often refers to =91Dad=92s place=92=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy response to this is usually to say=
, =93No, not <U=3Emy</U=3E place, <U=3Eyour</U=3E place=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI was privileged enough to be brought up t=
o believe that whatever my father had was also mine, (and my brothers and si=
sters)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is an attitud=
e I also want my children to adopt, and to pass on to their own children=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt also helps dispel the not=
ion that the children =91belong=92 elsewhere=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVer=
dana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EDespite the best efforts of the Family Law System, I have=
 been able to retain ownership of property=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHowever I consider myself not as an =91owner=92 but as the=
 custodian of the property for the benefit of my children=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERecent experiences have taught me, however,=
 that property and wealth, while difficult to attain, can very easily be los=
t=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEven the most astute an=
d successful businessmen can see their wealth spread its wings and take flig=
ht like an eagle=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EKerrie P=
acker recently lost half of his $1 billion investment in India=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELast week=92s newspaper reported that =
Rupert Murdoch lost $12 billion in the last year=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis comment was, =93Things we thought were strategic=
 investments have turned out to be a fairly nightmarish experience=94=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is a sentiment that many s=
eparated fathers can relate to=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT si=
ze=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D=
2=3EThe greatest wealth we can leave to our children are the attitudes and v=
alues that we instil in them=2E A well known proverb states: =91Train a chil=
d in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it=92=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFrom an early age children =
should be taught compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis training is our respons=
ibility=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor many separate=
d fathers, this is the only asset we can leave our children=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is also the most valuable, most secure=
, most important and longest lasting=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerd=
ana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT f=
ace=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ERoland Foster is an non-custodial father, separated=
 since 1997, with 5 young children aged between 6 and 14 years=2E=A0 Roland =
is a passionate father and an active social reformer who believes Australia'=
s current laws are contributing to the creation of our fatherless society=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'=
#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockq=
uote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' n=
owrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/f=
athers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td=
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eb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E=
<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-se=
rif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor6'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESpecial Feature<=
/b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D=
'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissu=
e8 - 21st Oct, 2002=5Ffamily=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EExcerpt=
 from Mother Teresa, =91In My Own Words=92, =A9 1997 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd,=
 London, Editor Jos=E9 Luis Gonz=E1lez-Balado=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FO=
NT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT fac=
e=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EProfound comments on life, death, families and spirit=
ual things=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMother Teresa =
is by far one of the most influential women of the twentieth century=2E</FON=
T=3E</P=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:o=
ffice:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana si=
ze=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=
=3EThe Poverty of Love</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EEverybody=
 today seems to be in a hurry=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3ENo one has any time to give to others: children to their parents, paren=
ts to their children, spouses to each other=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWorld peace begins to break down in the home=
s=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FON=
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ze=3D2=3EOnce in a while we should ask ourselves several questions in order =
to guide our actions=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe s=
hould ask questions like: Do I know the poor=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDo I know, in the first place, the poor in my family, in=
 my home, those who are closest to me - people who are poor, but not because=
 they lack bread=3F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
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ce=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThere are other types of poverty just as painful bec=
ause they are more intrinsic=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPerhaps what my husband or wife lacks,=
 what my children lack, what my parents lack, is not clothes or food=2E<SPAN=
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I do not give it to them!</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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2=3EIn our own homes=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
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ana size=3D2=3EWhen we pray together=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe family th=
at prays together stays together=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<di=
v align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</fon=
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or=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/te=
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e=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<=
a name=3D'anchor7'=3E</a=3E<b=3EThought for the Week</b=3E</font=3E<font fac=
e=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
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ands=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic =
Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans =
MS' size=3D6=3EWe too often love things and use people when we should be usi=
ng things and loving people=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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Anonymous</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E</P=3E</F=
ONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EB=
ack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</=
td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<=
img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/te=
mplate1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D=
578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquo=
te=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' colo=
r=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor8'=3E</a=3E<b=3ENews & Info</b=3E</font=3E=
<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2E=
bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue8 - 21st Oct,=
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le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=
=3EThoughts on Bali:<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-micro=
soft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EWeight on Their Shoulders<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Ron Hellyer</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D=
2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EHow indescribable are=
 the events of the last week on Australian society=2E The images of people c=
arrying enormous loss, confusion, pain and anguish is embedded in our hearts=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Bali Memorial Servic=
e attended by the Prime Minister John Howard, Deputy Prime Minister John And=
erson and Leader of the Opposition Simon Crean was a deeply moving event=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFathers were embraced by<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJohn Howard and John Anderson, =
mothers wept on their shoulders, others displayed their grief as the Prime M=
inister spoke=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E<=
/FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT fac=
e=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFor all three, as fathers, the enormous weight of bei=
ng leaders of our nation, in such perilous times, requires an inner strength=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor the fathers of those=
 lost, for the sons who lost their fathers, for the mothers and daughters lo=
st, for those injured, a nation and the world is grieving=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe can be encouraged that the bond that dra=
ws us together as people is stronger than any politics, money or power=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur united abhorrence of evil =
is where our strength begins=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EJohn Howard indicated we would not gi=
ve up in securing our freedom=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EOur carefree lifestyle has been violated and forever changed=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is a time when we are particular=
ly being called to stand behind our leaders to support them=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EOur fami=
lies also need encouragement and support for what we face in the future=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs fathers we should take the=
 lead and it is most important that Australia is strengthened in its resolve=
 to continue to pursue justice and freedom=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYou can make a difference=
 by praying for our leaders who bear these enormous weights=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EInvolve your family, friends, workmates =96=
 I don=92t believe that anyone has not been moved by the events of the past =
week - the images, the pain, the sorrow=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPraying for our leaders demo=
nstrates our support and unity =96 we are Australians together no matter wha=
t we face=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FON=
T=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ENational Day of Mourning<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe Prime Minister of Australia,=
 the Hon John Howard, has called a National Day of Mourning for Sunday, 20<S=
UP=3Eth</SUP=3E October, 2002, just gone=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet=92s continue to wear a wattle sprig this week as we reme=
mber the fathers, mothers and families that are grieving for loved ones=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet=92s all pray for the fami=
lies and friends of loved ones who have suffered loss!</FONT=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B st=
yle=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=
=3EInteresting Developments =96 Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
</FONT=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Marsh and other Fatherhood Foundation =
leaders are holding an executive council meeting in Canberra at Parliament H=
ouse on Monday, 21<SUP=3Est</SUP=3E October, 2002=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe meeting will discuss key strategic moves for 20=
03 for the Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EWe have appointments with Mr Larry Anthony, the Minister for Childre=
n and Ross Cameron, the minister assisting Senator Amanda Vanstone, plus sev=
eral other politicians=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe=
 hope to report more fully to our readers as key strategies emerge=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerd=
ana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3ELetters from Politicians<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</=
B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'm=
so-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o=
:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E*<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThank you for your note on the Fatherhood =
Foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou raise much=
 food for thought=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhere y=
ou have views on what we are doing in Parliament you should feel free to for=
ward them=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<FONT=
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NT=3E</FONT=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT s=
ize=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThank you for the letter that you sent to =
me introducing the Fatherhood Foundation=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI was ver=
y interested to read about the initiatives that the Foundation is planning t=
o undertake=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</F=
ONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EMay I take this opportunity to wish the Foundatio=
n all the best in their undertakings=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerda=
na=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EThe Hon</STRONG=3E <STRONG=3EKevin Andrews M=
P<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI am writing to thank and acknowledge your letter dated 2=
8 August 2002 regarding the Fatherhood Foundation and enclosed fact sheet on=
 Fatherlessness=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ENo matter what form a family may take, fathers are a=
 vital part=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFathers have =
the capacity to make a difference to the quality and happiness of their chil=
dren=92s lives and research shows that the involvement of both parents can m=
ean improved health and well being for children=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D=
2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EIn recognitio=
n of the importance of men in family life and the significance of good relat=
ionships between fathers and their children, the Howard Government introduce=
d the Men and Family Relationships Program in 1998=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe Government ha=
s provided funding of $22 million through the Men and Family Relationships P=
rogram to develop services to help men more effectively build and maintain h=
ealthy relationships=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</F=
ONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThank you again for your thoughtful co=
rrespondence and should the Fatherhood Foundation need assistance in the fut=
ure, please do not hesitate to contact me=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<B style=3D'mso-b=
idi-font-weight: normal'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESenator t=
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