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font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A92003 Melodie Marsh<o:p=3E=
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o things really excited me about Melodie=92s song=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFirstly, as her own expression of poetry and music,=
 it was good=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI guess ever=
y dad is going to say that aren=92t they=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe second wonderful thing for me about her song was that it=
 was directed to her father in heaven=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EHere was not only a song, but a prayer=2E =93You keep my heart =
from breaking=85You keep it from distress=85You give me life strength power =
every time I need it=85You give me life=94=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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25=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3EAs a family we go to church=2E=
 As a family we pray=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EToge=
ther we have weathered many storms in more ways than one=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut, here was an unsolicited, original expre=
ssion of faith coming from the lips of a ten year old=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EGoing to church=
 does not make you a Christian; any more than living in McDonalds will make =
you a hamburger=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELiving in=
 a garage will not turn you into a car=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EFaith is born deep in the human heart as we awaken ourselves in=
dividually to the mystery of God=92s love in Christ=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEvery father hopes that his children will follow =
in his path=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf faith is n=
ot a living reality for me as a father, it will never become a reality for m=
y children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELegalism, reli=
gious ritual and just keeping to rules will produce death=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELife produces life=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs we fathers connect with our heavenly father, s=
o our children will be attracted to the flow of life and love that comes thr=
ough us=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is my joy; I=
 pray it will be yours=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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nguage: EN-AU'=3ELove God, love your wife, love your children and everything=
 else will work out=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELove =
is the most powerful force in the universe=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWithout love we are nothing=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EYours for more love<o:p=3E<=
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-AU'=3EFatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
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 FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=
=A027 years=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ra=
nging in age from 22 years to=A010 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwr=
iter, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at h=
imself=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a=
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uage is a wonderful thing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Through the power of language one person can translate the most complex and =
nebulous of ideas into terms another can understand=2E Thus not only the und=
erstanding but also the realization of a new or different concept can be tra=
nsposed from one mind to another=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EPowerful =
and adaptable tool that it is, language is not the basis of <U=3Ecommunicati=
on</U=3E, just a useful facilitator=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3ECommunication is about taking what is in one person=92s head, thei=
r ideas, state of mind and emotions, and making this clear to another person=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUnless you live alone in=
 the depths of space, this is an indispensable necessity=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
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t'=3EAs the father of two beautiful babies, I have found that communication =
without words is quite possible=2E Indeed, this wordless communication is as=
 emotionally enriching as any eloquent discussion I=92ve had=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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AN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3EWhen a dog is happy, he wags his tail, everyone knows that=2E Communi=
cating with your babies is similar - simple, natural and easy to learn=2E Pa=
tience and empathy are the keywords here=2E Right from birth, your baby is s=
ending you signals=2E Babies are born with instinctive abilities to communic=
ate their, needs for instance, =93my face is all screwed up, Dad that light =
is too bright!=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe mos=
t effective communication tool a baby is born with is their cry=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey let us know when they are hungry=
, cold, in pain or when everything is not quite =91just right=92=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI can see you new dads out there win=
cing at the mention of crying=2E Sleepless nights are no fun and your babies=
 cry does get to you; it=92s supposed to=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA new baby=92s cry is perfectly tuned to grate on Mum's and =
Dad=92s nerves and bring them running faster than any other sound=2E<IMG sty=
le=3D'WIDTH: 143px; HEIGHT: 128px' height=3D167 hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=
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r a few weeks, your baby will learn to smile, frown, maybe even laugh=2E She=
 is beginning to discover ways to communicate her emotions, not just her nee=
ds, to you=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBe extravagant=
 with your own facial expressions, matching them with your tone of voice=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen you talk to your baby t=
his will help them learn=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
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0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMy toddler found her voice a=
t about seven months of age=2E She began mimicking sounds and by thirteen mo=
nths she could put whole words into context for example, =93COOKIE=94, while=
 pointing to the top of the fridge=2E Effective enough to get her needs met =
by a soft hearted dad, eh=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
As I write this she is twenty months old=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EShe still communicates in much the same way, though her voca=
bulary and range of concepts has expanded exponentially=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESometimes I even hear, =93COOKIE NOW PLEASE!=94=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
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 justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-f=
ont-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWhile communicating with your baby is rewarding, it is=
 also very necessary=2E A baby is not a short term burden or responsibility =
like looking after a friend=92s car=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EA baby, your baby, is a thinking, feeling, intelligent and creativ=
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arrot into a veterinary hospital=2E=A0 As she lay her pet on the table, the =
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a moment or two, the Vet shook his head sadly and said, 'I'm so sorry, Polly=
 has passed away=2E'<BR=3E<BR=3EThe distressed owner wailed, 'Are you sure=3F=
=A0 I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything=2E=A0 He might j=
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ed, turned and left the room returning a few moments later with beautiful bl=
ack Labrador=2E=A0 As the bird's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood=
 on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed t=
he dead parrot from top to bottom=2E=A0 He then looked at the vet with sad e=
yes and shook his head=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThe vet led the dog out but returned a =
few moments later with a cat=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=
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licately at the ex-bird=2E=A0 The cat sat back, shook its head, meowed and r=
an out of the room=2E=A0 The vet looked at the woman and said, 'I'm sorry; b=
ut like I said, your parrot is most definitely, 100% certifiably =2E=2E=2Ede=
ad=2E'<BR=3E<BR=3EHe then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys an=
d produced a bill which he handed to the woman=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThe parrot's ow=
ner, still in shock, took the bill=2E=A0 '$150!' she cried=2E<BR=3E'$150 jus=
t to tell me my bird is dead=3F!'<BR=3E<BR=3EThe vet shrugged=2E=A0 'If you'=
d taken my word for it, the bill would only<BR=3Ehave been $20, but with the=
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ial'=3EThe Failure of Marriage - Part 2</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; m=
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uage: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E=A9 Neil Porter, 2003<o:p=3E</o:=
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y: Arial'=3ELast week I suggested that, with the breakdown of the successful=
 <I=3Estructure</I=3E of marriage as an institution, neither the individuals=
, nor society as whole, can expect that the divided participants<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ecan enjoy the same quality of life that t=
hey previously did=2E I am not, of course, referring to marriages in which a=
ll the money (and affection) went on grog, pokies, horses, bingo etc=2E I'm =
talking about the majority of marriages that split up just because the spous=
es are, generally speaking, 'finished' with one another=2E Continuing on =2E=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-an=
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pt 460=2E2pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ve=
rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font=
-family: Arial'=3EIt is still a mystery, to the uneducated, as to how a fath=
er can still be paying maintenance after the wife has re-married and moved <=
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away to another town or state, but that's the law=2E In my own case, both ha=
ppened=2E I wept aloud, late at night, for weeks after my children had to mo=
ve several hundred kilometres away - I couldn't help it - it just happened e=
very night=2E The maintenance kept rolling along, though=2E After more than =
eight years I finally remarried and, after three and a half months my new wi=
fe became pregnant=2E As a complete coincidence of timing, my ex-wife put in=
 an application for a 150% rise in child support=2E I was devastated! My wif=
e wanted to be a full-time mother and I was right there in agreement with he=
r on that=2E When I went to a solicitor I became even more devastated=2E Try=
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'Are you telling me that, even though my ex-wife has been remarried for alre=
ady more than six years,=A0to a man who has always earned about 50% more sal=
ary than me, and she works full-time, and they have no new children other th=
an mine, and they have been enjoying<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3Ea new, wonderful life together, that I'm not allowed to do that bec=
ause I can't afford to if I pay all this new maintenance=3F=3F=3F=3F' - 'Yep=
=2E' - 'You mean, I can't get remarried and have a new family and they can=3F=
' - 'They're <I=3Eyour</I=3E children=2E' It was really difficult to accept =
that, even after it's 'all over', you can still be connected to your ex-wife=
 'forever'! And that to her advantage and your disadvantage=2E Nevertheless,=
 I thank God, that the appeal I put in was successful and I did not have to =
pay the extra maintenance=2E I was able to raise my second family, though co=
ntinuing to pay the the original maintenance until the orders were completed=
 (and longer, in fact, to help out my children for a while extra)=2E<o:p=3E<=
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his following comment is <I=3Enot </I=3Espelled h-a-r-s-h, but h-a-r-d or pe=
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si-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3ESingle mothers - you just=
 can't have the quality of life you had when you were married - the protecti=
ve cover of marriage has been wrecked, dismantled=2E Sorry!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
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athers - you (we =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E me=2E=2E=2E=2E I did it, too!) just can't h=
ave the quality of life you had when you were married - the protective cover=
 of marriage has been wrecked, dismantled=2E Sorry!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EBut what about=
 the children, it's not their fault=3F True - but you (we) should have thoug=
ht about that before=2E But we did think about it! Just not hard enough, I g=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font=
-family: Arial'=3EWow, how callous! No, certainly not=2E The real truth is t=
hat none of us have any rights whatsoever, just privileges=2E We are privile=
ged to live in, arguably, the world's greatest country, Australia=2E Here, t=
he electorates, via the ballot box, continue to demonstrate their kindness, =
generosity and charity, so allowing welfare systems that can support the chi=
ldren of single parents and many other kinds of needy=2E This is our nation'=
s Christian heritage=2E The majority of other countries in the world are not=
 so 'lucky'=2E I, for one, am most grateful for this=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
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0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EThat's the tro=
uble with all this, friends=2E To use some Aussie vernacular, we've stuffed =
it, but we don't want to pay for the damage=2E Neither the father, nor the m=
other, nor the children can expect the same quality of life after their shar=
e in the institution of marriage has gone south=2E And the courts have no <I=
=3Emoral</I=3E right to attempt to <I=3Eforce</I=3E anyone fix it up, includ=
ing the tax-payer=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
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-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; ms=
o-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EWhere, then, do we go from here=3F No-fault div=
orce doesn't mean that we shouldn't accept responsibility for our actions an=
d choices=2E Its just that it's harder than we thought to make it all work a=
nd be able to commence a new life, but it can be done=2E It's either respons=
ibility inside the marriage or responsibility outside of the marriage, but r=
esponsibility nevertheless=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: -70=2E8pt =
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: =
EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EI am well aware that it 'takes two to =
tango'=2E One cooperative marital partner or ex-partner does not a successfu=
l agreement make=2E I believe the future will be different, though not neces=
sarily any easier=2E If the current bi-partisan political support for invest=
igation into changes doesn't get derailed, then fairer maintenance and acces=
s laws will be introduced=2E It's a hard thing to 'swallow', but perhaps the=
se future new laws, fairer to both ex-spouses as well as to the children, ma=
y 'require' a different kind of cooperation from the ex-spouse parents than =
we have so far been used to seeing=2E An enforced one, with penalties for br=
each =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E for <I=3Eboth </I=3Epartners in the agreement=2E The ch=
ildren need to be the winners=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
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N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: -70=2E8pt -35=2E4pt 0cm 35=2E4pt 70=2E8=
pt 106=2E2pt 141=2E6pt 177=2E0pt 212=2E4pt 247=2E8pt 283=2E2pt 318=2E6pt 354=
=2E0pt 389=2E4pt 424=2E8pt 460=2E2pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
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ge: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EThere's a better way, though not n=
ecessarily any easier =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E Men, and I guess I'm now addressing th=
ose still married, or those who will be re-married one day, =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =
women and children want their husband and father to be a <I=3Ehero</I=3E=2E =
The best, most heroic thing you can ever do is to fight for your life agains=
t <I=3Eeverything </I=3Eand <I=3Eanything </I=3Ethat can come against your m=
arriage=2E Work for it, cherish it, dust it and polish it often, with care=2E=
 It'll take a lot of love, self-sacrifice, patience, endurance, unselfishnes=
s, =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E and prayer =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E but it's worth it=2E The alter=
native is <I=3Emuch</I=3E worse=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
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 mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3ENeil Porter is a qualified teacher, computer=
 consultant, professional musician, producer and writer who has 4 beautiful =
children=2E=A0 He was a single dad for 8 years before he remarried in 1984=2E=
=A0 Neil is passionate to encourage marriages and families=2E=A0 Contact Nei=
l at=A0 <A href=3D'mailto:neilporter@fishinternet=2Ecom=2Eau'=3Eneilporter@f=
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<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=
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ca, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor6'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESpeci=
al Feature</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E=
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hers=5Fissue56- 22nd September, 2003=5Fdistraught=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</di=
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=2E0pt'=3EDomestic Violence against Men<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D=
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pt'=3Eby Terry Dolling<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWithin the space of a few days two opposing perspective'=
s on domestic violence were published in local papers=2E The Northern Star r=
eported the findings of SCU law student, Jodie Leonard - men are victims in =
up to 34% of domestic violence (DV) cases=2E Jodie received second place in =
a global award for this research into victimology=2E This news was followed =
by an article in a local Byron Shire paper which informed us that one in fiv=
e women are victims of DM=2E It implied that men were the sole perpetrators=2E=
 Nothing could be further form the truth=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<=
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05pt 0pt 0cm; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
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'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fviol=
ence%20on%20dad=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3EDuring research =
towards my second national satellite TV broadcast on adult male suicide prev=
ention, I have found that reports on male victims of DV have been systematic=
ally silenced for a very long time=2E I was also shocked to find out from Jo=
die Leonard, that shootings, character assassinations and bomb, death and ca=
reer threats have been experienced by some prominent American researchers an=
d South Australian social workers for discussing female to male violence=2E<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso=
-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
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: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI personally t=
hink that it is pointless and divisive to fix a blanket rate of male versus =
female DV=2E Throughout the research on DV the figures vary considerably, de=
pending on the location, target issue, and the gender bias inherent in the r=
esearch methodology=2E What is significant, is that our culture has swallowe=
d the 'men are pathologically violent' message, without critical analysis of=
 the dissenting research, and has conformed to a politically driven hysteria=
 that will never help to end DV=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-f=
ont-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe demonising of men in popular culture impacts us al=
l=2E It is time to stop and rethink; time to ditch the ideology of gender se=
paration and support gender <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=
=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fsuicide=2Ejpg' align=3Dright v=
space=3D4 border=3D0=3Ereconciliation=2E Adult men are killing themselves at=
 the rate of five per day in Australia<I=3E=2E </I=3EThis is another fact th=
at has remained under reported for over a decade despite the constant outcry=
 of people that care about men=2E Research indicates that 70% of these men a=
re committing suicide following family separation - the main impact being en=
forced separation from the children they love=2E This is no myth, but has be=
en acknowledged by national experts on suicidality=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe suicide rate will be greatly redu=
ced by the recently tabled bill to change family law=2E This bill is aimed a=
t establishing a rebuttable presumption of joint custody of children after s=
eparation=2E By supporting children's' rights of access to both parents (and=
 grandparents), and by discouraging adversarial legal battles over custody, =
this is a win for millions of children across Australia=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=
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ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAt this moment, it is critical=
 to expose bias representation of DV, because opponents of shared parenting =
use it to argue that men can not be trusted as fathers=2E This is also not s=
upported by research=2E These opponents argue from a presumption of male pat=
hological violence and assume that the worst behaviour of the most extreme i=
ndividual is the norm=2E As Senator Len Harris states,<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: =
black'=3E '</SPAN=3EThe law should not be based upon the presumption of this=
 pathology=2E The law should serve the vast bulk of fit and loving parents w=
ho simply want to be with their children=2E Where family violence occurs it =
is properly handled as a deviation from the norm'=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIf this bill is not supported, we wil=
l face a culture in which fatherhood is politically relegated to history, th=
e current epidemic of male suicide will continue to be institutionally drive=
n, gender tensions will only escalate, and men will face child rearing with =
fear rather than joy=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
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=2E0pt'=3EThe research data does not support the myth that domestic violence=
 is gender specific=2E I am happy to circulate the reports=2E To the woman t=
hat support men in our community and seek equality, thank you - we need your=
 voice=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-family: Arial'=3ETerry Dolling lives in Byron Bay most of each week, fa=
thering his nine year old son Caleb, and a few days a week in Brisbane=2E Th=
ey are both keen surfers=2E Terry has a background in Multimedia, and Perfor=
ming Arts and is completing a PhD with Southern Cross University=2E He now w=
orks as an instructional designer for Central and Southern Queensland Traini=
ng Consortium, a Medical Education company=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=
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mail=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue56- 22nd September, 2003=5Fandre=
w evans=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Com=
ic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comi=
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mic Sans MS'=3E<FONT color=3Ddarkviolet size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3EMEDIA RELEASE</=
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'Comic Sans MS' color=3D#9400d3 size=3D4=3EHON ANDREW EVANS OAM MLC</FONT=3E=
</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' =
color=3D#9400d3 size=3D4=3ELEADER FAMILY FIRST PARTY</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=
=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=
=3Dleft=3EFamily First is calling for an inquiry into the status of fatherho=
od and the availablity of services for fathers in crisis=2E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3EAndrew Evans MLC will =
move a motion for the parliamentary inquiry this coming Wednesday=2E</P=3E<P=
 class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E'Children ar=
e suffering in Australia because of father absence=2E And yet we live in a c=
ommunity that percieves fathers to be an optional extra=2E That must change'=
' said Mr Evans=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' a=
lign=3Dleft=3E'An inquiry will look into the status of fathers in South Aust=
ralia, what services exist for those fathers that are in crisis and what can=
 be done to improve their status and provide extra support to them in times =
of need'=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3D=
left=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dl=
eft=3EFamily First Party has been speaking with Child advocacy groups, such =
as the Joint Parenting Association and father support groups, such as the Sh=
ared Parenting Council, the Fatherhood Foundation, Dads in Distress, Lone Fa=
thers Association and others=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E'There is an outcry in the community for something=
 to be done=2E We as a parliament have a responsibility to examine the statu=
s of fathers, and what can be done to help those who are in crisis', said Mr=
 Evans=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dle=
ft=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dlef=
t=3E'Currently the men's information centre receives $4,700 per year from th=
e government, which is dismal=2E There are very few counselling or support s=
ervices to help fathers who are going through separation=2E The minister her=
self admitted in a question I put to her last year, that there were no servi=
ces available to support men and fathers who are experiencing family trauma=2E=
 Yet 43% of the calls received by the men's information are from fathers goi=
ng through separtion'</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
' align=3Dleft=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
 align=3Dleft=3E'I find it appalling when I hear that men are committing sui=
cide at 5 times the rate of women and separated fathers are 6 times more lik=
ely to suicide than married men', said Mr Evans=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E'What are we doing as a commun=
ity to help them=3F I suggest very little and it's time that changed'=2E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E=A0</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E=A0=A0 =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</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E=A0</P=3E<P=
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mportant motion and will be watched carefully in other states=2E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3EIf you would lik=
e to support the motion the full list of State parliamentarians is available=
 at <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fre=
direct=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1486&cid=3Dinfo@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfathers&url=3D=
http://www=2Eparliament=2Esa=2Egov=2Eau/members/mailmerge=2Eshtm'=3Ehttp://w=
ww=2Eparliament=2Esa=2Egov=2Eau/members/mailmerge=2Eshtm</A=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E<A href=3D'http://=
www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1=
486&cid=3Dinfo@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://www=2Eparliam=
ent=2Esa=2Egov=2Eau'=3E</A=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3ERemember it is being put this <FONT color=3Dmedi=
umorchid=3E<STRONG=3EWednesday</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dleft=3E=A0</P=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3E=
Back 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/t=
emplate1/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=5Fissue55- 15th Sept=
ember, 2003=5Fnews & info=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<FONT face=3DV=
erdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EFather kills family members and himself=2E</STRO=
NG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EReconciliation was =
in progress but the=A0</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Etragedy ended=
 in violence and death=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=
=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1486&cid=3Din=
fo@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://www=2Enews=2Ecom=2Eau/com=
mon/story=5Fpage/0,4057,7278963%255E421,00=2Ehtml'=3Ehttp://www=2Enews=2Ecom=
=2Eau/common/story=5Fpage/0,4057,7278963%255E421,00=2Ehtml</A=3E</P=3E<P=3E<=
FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EHow many fathers are on the edge=3F and just =
the right (or wrong) circumstances set off a wave a destruction=2E</FONT=3E<=
/P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EHold your babies tight, =
love them a little more, they deserve it=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThis was the plea of Ingrid Poulson, the mothe=
r who lost her family in the frenzied attack above=2E The full story and her=
 statement is available=2E It is gut wrenching=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT f=
ace=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIn the same article it states that 27,000 AVO's wer=
e issued last year=2EThis is a seriously staggering statistic=2E</FONT=3E</P=
=3E<P=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5F=
redirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1486&cid=3Dinfo@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfathers&ur=
l=3Dhttp://www=2Enews=2Ecom=2Eau/common/story=5Fpage/0,4057,7309312%255E2646=
2,00=2Ehtml'=3Ehttp://www=2Enews=2Ecom=2Eau/common/story=5Fpage/0,4057,73093=
12%255E26462,00=2Ehtml</A=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRO=
NG=3ECost of marriage breakdowns=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThere is a rash of news articles starting to appear on=
 the three media environments=2E The following appeared last Wednesday 17th =
and is a good summary of the current situation=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<A href=
=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Eas=
p=3Fsid=3D1486&cid=3Dinfo@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://ww=
w=2Enews=2Ecom=2Eau/common/story=5Fpage/0,4057,7291277%255E28217,00=2Ehtml'=3E=
http://www=2Enews=2Ecom=2Eau/common/story=5Fpage/0,4057,7291277%255E28217,00=
=2Ehtml</A=3E</P=3E<P=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</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ENeil Porters article, Part 1 on D=
ivorce last week=A0 invoked a responsefrom readers=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-=
size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EDear Neil,<=3Fxm=
l:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E=
0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-ali=
gn: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-famil=
y: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EI have read your first part in a series of article =
related<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eto the failure<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; ms=
o-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; ms=
o-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eof marriage=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
N=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid=
-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-f=
amily: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=
=3EI appreciate the focus that the Fatherhood Foundation gives to acknowledg=
ing </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-fami=
ly: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Ethe father's important role in the family and soci=
ety=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:=
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ontent, I have seen little directed at the many fathers </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=
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that experience forced separation from their children as a result of divorce=
 </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:=
 ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eand Family Court rulings=2E This appears to reinforce=
 my experience that the </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt=
; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Echurch culture gives little ac=
knowledgement or support to members that do </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi=
-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Enot fit th=
e ideal mould - that is, after divorce=2E Indeed, my wife left me </SPAN=3E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier =
New=3F=3F=3Ewhile I was attending a Wollongong church and I felt that I was =
dumped by </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-fon=
t-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Ethe fellowship - that is I received no more =
contact even when I rang </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0p=
t; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Efellowship leaders for help=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E=
0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-ali=
gn: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-famil=
y: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EMind you, I am not particularly making a claim abou=
t the Fatherhood<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-=
font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EFoundation =
by saying this, but after reading many publications by various </SPAN=3E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=
=3F=3F=3Egroups on fathering I cannot help notice, within your publication, =
the lack</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-=
family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eof a stated political commitment to the rights=
 of fathers to raise their </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E=
0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Echildren and the rights of =
children to access their loving fathers=2E This </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Estatem=
ent is particularly needed at this time in Australia=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-=
align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-fa=
mily: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=
=3EIn this regard, I appreciated that you referred to the absurdity of Famil=
y </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family=
: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3ECourt rulings that force a father to pay for two lif=
estyles, when he is </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; ms=
o-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Edeprived of loving contact with hi=
s own children=2E But I feel that more </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font=
-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eattention needs=
 to be given to keeping stereotypes of male deficiency out of </SPAN=3E<SPAN=
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=3F=3Ethe publication=2E I refer in particular to a small image placed in a =
</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: =
' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eparagraph of your article in which you spoke of physic=
al and/or<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Esexual </SPAN=3E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier N=
ew=3F=3F=3Eabuse=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi=
-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; ms=
o-layout-grid-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; ms=
o-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EEven a cursory examination of the =
research of domestic violence reveals </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-=
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he domestic violence industry denigrates men in our culture and in turn </SP=
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urier New=3F=3F=3Edestabilizes male / female relationships, and the family=2E=
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y: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EIt will not be long before the fathering movement w=
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data on domestic violence more publicly with the dissenting<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
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t-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eresearch=2E Yet it is a serious battle, with=
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nforced separation from the children they love=2E Many of these fase false <=
/SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: '=
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Family Court=2E Some of </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt=
; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Ethese suicidal men may read yo=
ur article looking for hope - it is targeted </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bid=
i-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eat single=
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id-align: none'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font=
-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EBy reinforcing the myth of male pathological =
violence this image sends the </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 10=
=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Ewrong message to these m=
en and the public, in a publication that supports f</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eath=
erhood in every other way=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
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tic but where do you draw the line when so many </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3Eare su=
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ont-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EI attach a related article that I publishe=
d in a Byron Bay newspaper=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
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ont-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3ETerry Dolling</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
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bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3ETerry's article is in <FONT color=3D=
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