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=3EThat=92s why I=92m building a rabbit hutch with my daughter=2E<o:p=3E</o:=
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-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe other half of the =
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but have been too busy=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESo=
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=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation is discussing important meetings w=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EOne moment I am on the phone to the Deputy Prime Minister=92s o=
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far as my daughter is concerned=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
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yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENo one can ever replace you as a father to your children=
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: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A027 years=2E=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EDon=92t you just love talking to those elder statesme=
n of the world, and how they can reminisce about those experiences =91back i=
n their days=92 to such detail=2E How they can recount to the minute somethi=
ng that happened 50 years ago, how that Hillman they purchased on that Tuesd=
ay in 1953 only cost 150 quid=2E How do they do it=3F Often I try and reflec=
t on events in my life from yesteryear, only to be greeted by a blur, with l=
ittle more than a vague recollection of something I think may have involved =
me=2E Why is that=3F Does memory decrease with generations=3F Are we just la=
zy in our thinking=3F Maybe it=92s the substance abuse endured by many teens=
 throughout the eighty=92s=2E Who knows=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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I believe the reason for our inability to recall and enjoy past experiences =
to such a degree is our constant desire to =91look to the future=92=2E We li=
ve in a world of fast moving, technologically advanced, futuristic focussed =
behaviour, thus removing the need to consider =91past=92 events=2E Forget co=
nversation, we have radio; Forget radio, we have TV; Forget drive-ins, we ha=
ve video; Forget video, we have DVD=85forget the past! You may be thinking =93=
So What!!=94 You may be saying, =93Well, we can=92t stop progress=94, and yo=
u=92d be right=2E But think of who suffers in all of this=2E Think of that q=
uality time we used to have as families, sitting around the lounge-room, act=
ually discussing the day=92s events, cherishing the moments and experiences =
we have all had=2E It is through these special times that we are able to ret=
ain memories, just like our old mate with the Hillman, we too will be able t=
o say =93Remember when little Johnny did that=3F=94=85And actually remember=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAs a father of three, with my youngest re=
cently turning two, I am fortunate to still be experiencing the joys of watc=
hing the wonderful transformation of a child growing=2E To see my little bab=
y<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5F=
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ng a person, learning something new every day=2E The simple things that we f=
ind such joy in, watching them become mobile, as they explore this big world=
=2E I find great pleasure in just watching him sleep, as his little chest ri=
ses and falls, so peaceful; so beautiful; so precious=2E It seems just like =
yesterday that I was nursing this tiny baby in my arms, tiny features, so fr=
agile, ever reliant on and never far from mum=2E Now, he=92s becoming a big =
boy, wanting to feed himself, takes off his shoes whenever he wants, and get=
s out of bed whenever he feels like it! You often hear many parents talking =
about how sweet babies are, yet in contrast they voice the age-old saying =93=
It=92s a shame they have to grow up=94=2E Well, we can=92t halt progress=85b=
ut we can saviour the moment=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EWe can cherish our time with our children today in such a way that when =
it comes time to reflect on our past, these memories remain vivid=2E<o:p=3E<=
/o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; =
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'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-b=
idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI think I speak for all parents in sharing my nee=
d to cherish those =93baby=94 days=2E Although it can be a testing time for =
families, with newborns demanding a high percentage of our time, it is a tim=
e in our life that will pass by so quickly, and before we know it toddlers b=
ecome teens=2E So, my suggestion is simply this=85remember the good times, l=
earn from the not so good, and be thankful for the gift that is children=2E =
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPaul Sloan is an accountant workin=
g in Maroochydoore=2E=A0 He is married with three children aged one, nine an=
d eleven years=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who lives on the Sunshine Coas=
t in Queensland=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t lost his sense of humo=
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MILY: Verdana'=3EBy Roland Foster<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
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FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EEach year in Australia thousands of children are bei=
ng mentally and emotionally abused by the Family Court of Australia by being=
 forced to participate in an investigation of their parents=92 competency=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis process is called a =91=
Family Report=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany chi=
ldren are severely harmed by the experience=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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stify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFamily Reports are a massive and unjustif=
ied violation of the rights of children and parents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey contribute significantly to the social trage=
dy of the separation of children from their fathers=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALI=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFamily Reports are not conducted i=
n the best interests of children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThey are produced for the convenience of the Court=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn many cases this unpleasant and stressfu=
l intervention into the lives of children and families may be ordered by a d=
eputy registrar, but not required or considered by a judge at the final hear=
ing, because his decision may rely on other issues or on legal technicalitie=
s=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
-12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFamily =
Reports are conducted by Family Court mediators whose bias and presuppositio=
ns colour their interpretations of the responses that children make=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETheir questioning of children wit=
hout the parents being present relies on the suggestibility of children who =
are cruelly led into beliefs and perspectives that mirror the mediators own =
preconceived ideas=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe me=
diator's interrogation delivers children into a =91new reality=92, often one=
 that demonises the father=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0=
cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EA classic example of this technique was publicly display=
ed in the recent disgraceful blackshirt-style attack on fathers and children=
 in Channel 9s =91A Current Affair=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EA beautiful young child had her innocence and her love for her =
father destroyed in the interests of =91investigative journalism=92 and tele=
vision ratings=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHaving bee=
n delivered by Channel 9 into the arena of =91Child Support Agency created c=
onflict=92 between her parents, she was manoeuvred by the questioner into de=
claring to the camera (and the nation) that on Father=92s Day her father was=
 to be punished=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe wouldn=
=92t get a Father=92s Day present from her=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHer mother would get the present instead=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm;=
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MILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThis programme revealed =
that the grinning Ray Martin is nothing less than an active and mercenary ch=
ild abuser=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis makes him=
 well qualified to work within the Family Court as a mediator or judge=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt also exposes his behaviour =
as being worse than that of the black shirt extremists he once investigated=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHowever it still falls shor=
t of the level of abuse perpetrated by the Family Report process=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis intervention into a family, aut=
horised and directed by the Family Court, even if a parent objects, terminat=
es parental rights and is used as a tool to prise fathers away from their ch=
ildren=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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ify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
A Family report is an avoidable traumatic investigation that is, inherently,=
 a breach of parental and family privacy=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justi=
fy'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E=
05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI have five children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALI=
GN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI have been ordered to participate=
 in interviews and observations for the preparation of a Family Report=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy previous appointment was ch=
anged and has been rescheduled for Thursday and Friday 29<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E &=
 30<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E May=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
For six years my children have been protected from any knowledge of, or invo=
lvement in, issues or conflict related to separation, property settlement or=
 contact=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey have been t=
aught to honour and obey both parents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThey are happy, well-adjusted and secure in the love and care o=
f both parents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Family=
 Report intervention will sabotage this achievement=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt places the children on the centre stage of con=
flict=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Family Court co=
unsellors produce a report based on a few hours of interviews and observatio=
ns in an unfamiliar, formal and structured environment=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey then have no further contact with the fam=
ily=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI believe that if I were to co-operate=
 and participate in the Family Report process I would be negligent in my dut=
ies and responsibilities as a father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EIf I refuse to co-operate I may be in contempt of court and risk a=
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</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALI=
GN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana'=3EIt is not possible for the Family Court of Australia to prom<IMG hsp=
ace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/=
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e well-being of children by displacing parental authority=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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ILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt is not right for the Fam=
ily Court of Australia to assess the competency of a father without good rea=
son=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt =
is irrational and immoral for the government through its agencies to undermi=
ne the family unit and create a fatherless society=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -12=2E05pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALI=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThese injustices need to be challe=
nged=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
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le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ERoland Foster is an non-custo=
dial 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 w=
ho believes Australia's current laws are contributing to the creation of our=
 fatherless society=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</FON=
T=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a h=
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0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EDaddy, I want to Help!!</SPAN=3E</H1=3E<P c=
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si-language: EN-AU'=3EJust picture this, you have gone into your garage and =
prepared your tools to do a long overdue or urgent job=2E Your little boy or=
 girl bounces in and announces =93Daddy, I want to help!=94 You think to you=
rself, Oh No=2E I don=92t need this right now as I am on a tight deadline=2E=
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mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EHowever, stop=2E Just consider this an investmen=
t of time into your child=2E Little children love to help dad=2E It gives th=
em a sense of worth, value and belonging=2E They yearn for such opportunitie=
s to prove themselves and earn affirmation and praise=2E Don=92t deprive you=
r child of this learning and enriching experience=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -1=2E8pt 0pt 0cm'=3E<SPAN la=
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0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EWhen you actually stop and say Yes, time wi=
ll be kind to you=2E You will find that you can get the job done and if you =
take the time to connect with your child, the pressure of the time tension r=
ight then actually eases=2E Be flexible and willing to accept a less than pe=
rfect job=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
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ive in engaging your child and thinking through how best they can be of use=2E=
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truction=2E For example, when <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ec=
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n=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Eyou are washing the car and give your son =
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on=92t worry if you have to redo their work=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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si-language: EN-AU'=3EIts even better when you ask them first to help you=2E=
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elight=2E Again, creatively engineer the situation so that it=92s a valuable=
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language: EN-AU'=3EIf you are really in a big hurry, don=92t reject your chi=
ld outright but give them a small part that takes little time and interrupti=
on=2E This will more than satisfy them=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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si-language: EN-AU'=3ESo when you hear those words =93 Daddy, I want to help=
=94, don=92t cringe but say Yes positively and thank them for their consider=
ation=2E They are doing you a favour and helping you in your fathering=2E </=
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ried to Yokai and they have one son=2E Fathering is a great passion of Richa=
rd's and his time is devoted to mentoring and assisting young people in pers=
onal development and growth=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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FAMILY: Verdana'=3ETuesday, 27<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E May, 2003 was a sad day for =
the children of NSW=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOn th=
at day the NSW Government passed a bill to lower the age of consent for boys=
 from 18 years to 16 years=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Many penalties were also removed or reduced for sexual child abuse even at a=
 lower age=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis bill send=
s a clear message of encouragement to those homosexual paedophiles that prey=
 on our innocent children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
The saddest part of the equation is that this bill was passed amidst self ri=
ghteous cries for our Governor General to resign=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe hypocritical NSW Parliament has now betrayed our=
 children by passing this act of parliament=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EAll the more distressing is the cover-up of allegation=
s that a senior government official within the Carr government has been accu=
sed of sexually abusing a fifteen year old boy=2E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D=
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RGIN: 0cm -7=2E55pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation is no=
t a political organisation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Our main focus is to help fathers be better fathers and provide inspiration =
and encouragement for fathers and families=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur ultimate goal is to protect and achieve the best possi=
ble result for Australia=92s children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EBe assured we will continue to speak out publicly on any issue =
which affects our children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Furthermore we will speak without fear or favour against all those who want =
to do harm to our children or rob them of their fundamental right to both a =
mother and a father=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E55pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
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ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana'=3EPerhaps you would like to remind the NSW Parliamentarians that vo=
ted for the Age of Consent Bill that you are not excited by their hypocrisy=3F=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECheck out voting patterns a=
nd find full email lists and names at <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1043&cid=3Dinfo@aushea=
rt=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://www=2Eparliament=2Ensw=2Egov=2Eau/=
'=3Ewww=2Eparliament=2Ensw=2Egov=2Eau</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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55pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe price of safety is eternal vigilance=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children need our support=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThanks to all those who sen=
t emails and made phone calls last week=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EYou have done your best=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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ce=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D4=3EForgive me for not getting to this i=
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