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a strong and successful nation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EStrong fathers with resolve and committment to their families are esse=
ntial to strong families=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
We understand that strong mothers are extremely important, but our goal is t=
o encourage fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis =
email newsletter=A0is called fathersonline=2Eorg and not mothersonline=2Eorg=
 because the Fatherhood Foundation=92s aim is to inspire fathers to greatnes=
s, so that they may become the best dads in the world for the sake of their =
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: 12=2E0pt'=3EThis brings me to my next point=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany fathers, in an emotional flurry of good intentions=
, sign up for fathersonline=2Eorg but after a few weeks or months, forget to=
 open the email or read it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
We know this because of internet tracking abilities inherent within the emai=
l=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMaybe this is because t=
he email is not what they expected or what they wanted=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf this is you, please unsubscribe, that=92s w=
hat the UNSUBSCRIBE button is for=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThe real reason some fathers neglect to open it is sheer informatio=
n overload and, more specifically, the low priority which we may assign to o=
ur family relationships or the assumption that we know it all=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECan I suggest that these positions are il=
l-advised and fallacious=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
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T-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAs with any great endeavour, we, as fathers, n=
eed regular encouragement in our pursuit of excellence in fathering=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children believe that each of=
 us is the best dad in the world=2E Why disappoint them=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETo help you excel in your fathering mission i=
s the reason we produce fathersonline=2Eorg=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you read one article, maybe the laughter, maybe the th=
ought for the week, it shouldn=92t take more <IMG hspace=3D5 src=3D'http://w=
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align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Ethan 7 minutes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis averages out to one minute a day=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA small investment in the foundation=
 of knowledge and inspiration which supports you as a father=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe question is,'how much is your family =
worth to you=3F'<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E </SPAN=3EIf you spend $=
600 on a DVD player, you will want to read the manual in order to utilize al=
l the features and get the best value for your money=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EApply a similar principle to your family-they ar=
e the most valuable asset you will ever possess=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91Fathersonline=2Eorg=92 is a weekly inspirational m=
anual for better fathering=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Your job is to =91strengthen those things that remain=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAt the end of your life, as you lie on your =
deathbed, you will not say =91I wish I had spent more time at the office=92=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESuccess as a father will me=
an more to you than anything else=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EJust ask any father who faces the removal of his children through t=
he injustice measured out by the Family Law Court=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYour relationships will define you=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat is why it is important for you as a =
father to define your relationships and work to maintain and improve them=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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=3EI suggest that you should be able to relate to one of the fathers who con=
tribute to this weekly email=2E Choose what you want to read=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMake a point of getting a weekly shot of =
fatherhood inspiration because your children deserve the best father in the =
world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe should never sto=
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t'=3EAsk your children if they think you are a good dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAsk them what you do best and what you can do=
 better=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThen commit yours=
elf to a weekly dose of inspiration through this email and look for any othe=
r ways you can raise the bar of fatherhood in your life=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
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Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWOW!!! What a couple of weeks it=92=
s been=2E Between the endless flow of visitors from Wollongong, and the hect=
ic season of business activity statements, I haven=92t had time to scratch m=
yself=85not in public at least=2E My diary looks like a pre-schooler=92s scr=
apbook, my desk looks like a moving sale, and my hair=85getting greyer by th=
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h, because, frankly gents, I have nothing on my wife, or any women for that=A0=
matter, when it comes managing time effectively=2E I often reflect on the we=
ek that was and amaze at how I fitted in everything, in awe at the juggling =
skills utilised to achieve this result, and therefore feel able to offer my =
wife some constructive time management advice=2E Yeahh Right!! Sorry honey, =
you know that you are the Queen of organisation, and, as always, I look to y=
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 what are the consequences of my failure to manage time effectively=3F Who s=
uffers from my need to spend extra hours at the PC=3F Yep, you know the answ=
er=2E My family are the ones who see less and less of Dad=2E My 13-year-old =
son this week received braces on his teeth, and for those who know about thi=
s,you will understand just how he must be feeling=2E This week would have, a=
nd should have, been a week where I allocated some time to spend with my son=
, just discuss the issues, and generally spend time together=2E However, my =
diary didn=92t permit such graces=2E My beautiful wife flies out to Wollongo=
ng today for a few days, and, due to this, I should have been spending the l=
ast couple of nights with my wife, just sharing and being together=2E Howeve=
r, my diary had other ideas, and had me behind the computer=2E Any of this s=
ounds familiar=3F Is it just me, or do many of us men fall into the same tra=
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guys, there is a light at the end of the tunnel=2E Last Sunday after Church,=
 some friends of ours, who are obviously good at managing their time, asked =
us to meet down at the Maroochy River for some water skiing=2E What a great =
idea, hang on and I=92ll just check my diary=2E Well, we all know how much f=
un it is having three families down the river, clear water, blue skies, and =
a 5 Metre boat with a 140 horsepower motor just tops it all off=2E Now these=
 people I haven=92t spent a great deal of time with, only to say g=92day eve=
ry now and then, but after this weekend guys, sign me up for another!!! We a=
ll came back to our house for a swim, 6 adults, 9 children, and lots of grea=
t fun and laughter=2E Fish and chips for tea, all huddled around the NEC 48c=
m watching Australian Idol topped off a perfect day=2E So, to our newfound f=
riends, thankyou guys for a great time, and thankyou for allowing me to see =
the other side of the time management coin=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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ify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EToo often we can make excuses, too busy, no ti=
me, no money=2E There is always a small hurdle we must overcome=2E However, =
if we just allow ourselves to be open to change, allow a little spontaneity =
to creep in, and work on our time management skills, there will be fewer exc=
uses=2E There will be more valuable time spent with our kids=2E Life will on=
ce again become an enjoyable experience=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAnd to the wonderful people at the Fatherhood Foun=
dation, please accept my sorry excuse for not submitting an article last wee=
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0=3EThe mind is a terrible thing to waste </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FON=
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couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to the=
ir doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them=2E Whe=
n they arrived at the doctor's, they explained to the doctor about the probl=
ems they were having with their memory=2E After checking the couple out, the=
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iting things down and make notes to help them remember things=2E The couple =
thanked the doctor and left=2E=A0 Later that night while watching TV, the ol=
d man got up from his chair and his wife asks, 'Where are you going=3F'=A0 H=
e replies, 'To the kitchen=2E'=A0 She asks, 'Will you get me a bowl of ice c=
ream=3F'=A0 He replies, 'Sure=2E 'She then asks him, 'Don't you think you sh=
ould write it down so you can remember it=3F'=A0 He says, 'No, I can remembe=
r that=2E'=A0 She then says, 'Well I also would like some strawberries on to=
p=2E You had better write that down cause I know you'll forget that=2E'=A0 H=
e says, 'I can remember that, you want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries=
=2E'=A0 She replies, 'Well I also would like whipped cream on top=2E I know =
you will forget that so you better write it down=2E'=A0 With irritation in h=
is voice, he says,<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/emai=
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rder=3D0=3E 'I don't need to write that down I can remember that=2E' He then=
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chen and hands her a plate of bacon and eggs=2E=A0 She stares at the plate f=
or a moment and says, 'You forgot my toast=2E' <BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
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ize=3D2=3EI met a man, let's call him Sam=2E He was mentally incapacitated f=
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, had a son and was divorced very quickly with very limited access to his so=
n=2E From the accident and family events Sam had been on heavy doses of anti=
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fore, something had risen up within Sam=2E He had gone cold turkey off the m=
edication=2E (Note: This is absolutely not endorsed or recommended without m=
edical supervision=2E) With this battle had come a significant spiritual exp=
erience=2E I had come to know him through church=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E<=
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NT size=3D2=3EIt was my pure pleasure to be at Sam's home on one of the scho=
ol holidays when his primary school son was present=2E Sam I observed to be =
a good carer, no way inhibited from being a great Dad=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FON=
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ustify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=
=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EHowever his language kept slipping back into his past=2E=
 Because of my presence Sam kept talking about his feelings - and yes, suici=
de=2E I've been to that edge a number of times so it was no big deal=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
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e: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThe son had obviously heard this stuff befor=
e and mildly objected=2E His Dad's reply was that his son would be well look=
ed after, as sole heir=2E Look at all the cool stuff he would inherit=2E<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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t; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
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 10 years offered a house of furniture and electronic stuff=2E They had very=
 little lifetime experience together, very few days in any year=2E Both had =
commented that when Dad had been on drugs, he was practically comatose, bare=
ly able to get out of bed for years=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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I could see the boy struggling to =91reach=92 his Dad=2E Finally the son sai=
d: 'But if you weren't here they would take it all away from me, so you have=
 to stay with me=2E'<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
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: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESam heard! He he=
ard what my own Dad had never been able to hear from me in all the years I l=
ived under his roof=2E A little boy regardless of the cruelty of circumstanc=
es still wanted his father around for even the few days possible each year=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EI learnt a personal lesson as well=2E=
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 border=3D0=3E accused me of poor attitude and complaining language=2E Compa=
red to Sam's situation (worse than I have told), I don't have the right to w=
hine!</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
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nd not what I don't have, because that's a waste of time, and hurtful to the=
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so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESteve Gray is a Finance Broker, divorced and =
single=2E His three children spent most of their time over the past decade l=
iving with their Dad=2E Steve has been teaching Sunday School for five years=
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d Father, but I keep trying to be one=2E'</SPAN=3E</I=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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k to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=
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e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe Cruel Hoax Perpetrated On =
Children</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft=
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FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBy Yuri Joakimidis<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<BR=3EAlmost eight years ago the Australian parliament s=
ent the Family Court an explicit directive=2E Upon divorce children were to =
have the right to know and be cared for both parents (Albrechtsen 2002)=2E=A0=
 The Family Court got it wrong was the message by Minister Peter Duncan as h=
e moved the government=92s 1995 amendments=2E=A0 His words made clear that i=
n the view of the parliament the Family Court had handled the issue of post =
divorce caregiving inappropriately:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-S=
IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPA=
N=3E<BR=3E'The original intention of the late Senator Murphy was that the Fa=
mily Law Act would create a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting, but =
over the years the Family Court has chosen to ignore that=2E It is hoped tha=
t these reforms will now call for much closer attention to this presumption =
and that the Family Court will give full and proper effect to the intention =
of Parliament' (Peter Duncan, Hansard, 21 November 1995, p 3303)=2E<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E'However, it will take great po=
litical strength to take <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Ffamily%20court=2Ejpg' align=3Drig=
ht vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Eon and reform the Family Court=2E=A0 This is a co=
urt with a well resourced media/public relations section=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EIf th=
e Family Court does not implement the Parliaments intention to have a rebutt=
able presumption of joint parenting, then at the earliest possible time and =
in an appropriate case, the Attorney General should intervene and provide le=
gal aid to take the matter to the high court' {Peter Duncan, Judges In The D=
ock, The Age 17 October 1996 p A 19)=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<=
/SPAN=3E<BR=3EThe promise by parliament that the changes would make the live=
s of children whole again has been broken=2E=A0 =93Statistics show that the =
Family Court has ignored parliament with impunity=94 (Albrechtsen 2002)=2E<o=
:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3EJoint physical custody (now=
 known as joint residence using revised family law terminology) is typically=
 not awarded if one parent contests the issue=2E Australian Family Court sta=
tistics show that joint residence is awarded in just 5 per cent of litigated=
 cases=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: Ve=
rdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3EUnder current le=
gal process there is no incentive for the potential resident parent (usually=
 the mother) to cooperate with the other parent=2E=A0 Existing law grants re=
sidence to one parent absent an agreement of joint residence=2E Thus the par=
ent who in all likelihood prevails is being told that they need not cooperat=
e with the other parent=2E They are, instead, entitled and encouraged, by ex=
isting law, to be disagreeable=2E<BR=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
</SPAN=3E<BR=3EClearly, legislation is needed to protect the best interests =
of the child, and abrogate the obscene doctrine that one obstructionist pare=
nt can unilaterally deprive the child of a full relationship with the other =
parent=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: Ve=
rdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-=
bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EMurder Suicides: Are Biological Fathers More Dea=
dly=3F</B=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
 Verdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3EThe article '=
When Dads Get Deadly' (Australian, 17 September 2003) provides chilling stat=
istics on filicide that challenge conventual wisdom=2E Referring to the rece=
nt Sydney murder/suicide tragedy Christine Jackman writes:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E'despite the disprop=
ortionate amount of publicity these crimes attract when they occur, murder-s=
uicides committed by a father are among the rarest forms of child homicide=2E=
 Australian Institute of Criminology statistics show there were 270 child ho=
micide incidents in Australia from July 1989 to June 1999, involving 287 ide=
ntified offenders and resulting in the deaths of 316 children under 15=85=2E=
<BR=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<BR=3EWhen children [y=
ounger than 15] are killed in Australia, they are most likely to be killed b=
y a family member (66=2E9 per cent), primarily a parent (94=2E2 per cent),' =
AIC research analyst Jenny Mouzos says in her report 'Homicidal Encounters=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'=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'ht=
tp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fpolice%=
201=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3EAlthough fathers are respons=
ible for most cases of filicide (the murder of children by their parents) in=
 Australia, these numbers are inflated by the number of non-biological fathe=
rs who kill children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3EWh=
en Mouzos crunched figures on the distribution of parents who killed childre=
n by gender and biological ties, she found biological mothers posed a more l=
ethal risk to their own=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'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3E=
Biological mothers account for about 35 per cent of all filicides (about the=
 same proportion as stepfathers and de factos), while biological fathers acc=
ount for 29 per cent=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; =
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3ET=
he most mean=96spirited opposition to joint residence is that it should be r=
ejected because of the risk of family violence=2E The opponents argue from a=
 presumption of pathology, and urge a rule that assumes the worst behaviour =
of the most extreme individual is the norm=2E Further, it is extremely unlik=
ely that judges would award joint residence in a family violence situation=2E=
 Policy cannot be made by anecdote, and the law should not be based on the p=
resumption of pathology=2E The law should serve the vast majority of the fit=
 and loving parents who simply want to be with their children=2E=A0 The accu=
mulated data suggests that children who are not forced to divorce a caring p=
arent are more likely to be better adjusted after divorce=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3EMisandry has been defined as the attribut=
ion of negative qualities to the entire male gender (Arnold 1991)=2E=A0 Toda=
y, it is politically correct within our culture to belittle and berate men, =
although the very same treatment toward women could result in a civil lawsui=
t (Farrell 2001)=2E=A0 This is selective discrimination=2E Rather than disse=
minating anti-father propaganda that devalues fathers=2E It is time to reali=
stically and fairly define the post-divorce relationships between the child =
and both parents on the basis of what can be demonstrated by substantial sci=
entific evidence to be in the best interests of the child=2E As McIsaac (198=
9)=A0puts it, =93We need thoughtful, careful research, not narrow advocacy t=
hat plays parents against each other like scorpions in a bottle=2E=94<BR=3E<=
BR=3E(References supplied on request)<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-S=
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FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt=
; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYuri Joakimidis is the National Director for the J=
oint Parenting Association=2EHe can be contaced at <A href=3D'mailto:yuri=2E=
joakimidis@bigpond=2Ecom'=3Eyuri=2Ejoakimidis@bigpond=2Ecom</A=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
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movement in the Federal governement regarding services to families=2E The Mi=
nister Larry Anthony has to convince the Cabinet and the Treasurer to fund t=
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 color=3Dslateblue=3EThe Advocate, Coffs Harbour NSW<BR=3E28 October 2003<BR=
=3E<BR=3Eby Mike Hely<BR=3E</FONT=3E</EM=3E</STRONG=3E<BR=3EA public hearing=
's harsh light has exposed the raw pain of many non-custodial parents in Cof=
fs Harbour=2E The hearing, held at Southern Cross University yesterday, was =
part of a Federal child custody inquiry by the House of Representatives' Fam=
ily and Community Affairs Committee=2E The committee is specifically examini=
ng the amount of time each parent should be able to spend with their childre=
n after the parents separate=2E It will also consider the orders of the cour=
ts, with respect to child access for other relatives=2E<BR=3E<BR=3ESpeaker a=
fter speaker at the emotionally charged hearing told of their despair in the=
 face of a legal system that seemed heavily weighted in favour of the mother=
=2E The majority of those who addressed the hearing were fathers seeking an =
equal share of time with their children=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E'I feel like I am teet=
ering on the edge at times,' said David=2E He said the Family Court had 'arm=
ed' his ex-wife with money, which she was using to maintain her lifestyle wh=
ile preventing him from seeing his children=2E Echoing other speakers, he sa=
id his health had suffered and despite working, he was no longer able to aff=
ord even basic necessities=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EMichael drove from Wagga Wagga to f=
ront the committee=2E 'To be able to have normal access to your child is a h=
uman right,' he said=2E 'I stand here before you hoping that I might make a =
difference=2E'<BR=3E<BR=3EAnother father said the system had left him feelin=
g 'guilty, useless, hopeless and helpless'=2E Yet another said he was 'despe=
rate' to spend time with his children, who had been relocated to Melbourne b=
y their mother=2E As far as having access to his children, the Family Court =
'puts me behind my wallet in the pecking order', he said=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EBev, =
from Grafton's Parents In Distress, said 'lawyers, psychologists and the cou=
rts have taken over the role of parents'=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EOther speakers repres=
ented organisations including Dads In Distress, the Warrina Women's and Chil=
dren's Refuge, and the Kempsey Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Sc=
heme=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThe committee chairwoman, The Nationals' Kay Hull, said s=
he would be 'pretty disappointed' if the inquiry did not lead to major chang=
e=2E 'Personally, I can see some significant problems associated with the wa=
y in which the Family Court process works,' Mrs Hull said=2E 'Everyone is sa=
ying the same things=2E It doesn't matter whether you're a non-residential m=
other or a non-residential father, you're experiencing exactly the same prob=
lems=2E This is not a gender thing=2E'<BR=3E<BR=3EThe committee is meeting i=
n 25 different locations throughout Australia=2E=A0 It will report to Parlia=
ment in the last week of December=2E<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line=
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=85It is important to recognise the role men play in families and it is good=
 to see positive policies being developed from liaisons with all levels of g=
overnment to help solve some of the social problems that may be linked to fa=
therlessness=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
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Best wishes<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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cillor Margaret Strelow<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
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ckhampton<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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th</SUP=3E October 2003<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
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o-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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U'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EBanyule Maternal and Child Health Nurses are ve=
ry committed to strengthening and supporting Australian fathers and we congr=
atulate you on your initiatives=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
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si-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</S=
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=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=85In Victoria, =
all families with a new baby receive a home visit within ten days of the bir=
th=85Traditionally the mother and baby are the focus of the visit, with the =
father being included where possible=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EOur practice has now changed, and all nurses spend at least 5-10 m=
inutes with the father going through our =91fathers=92 brochure and having a=
 chat with him about his new role, his adjustment to fatherhood and how he i=
s coping and feeling at this time=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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e: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EWe are also=
 holding monthly father=92s nights at a central location=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELast month 16 dads attended and from what I =
heard it was a wonderful night of sharing experiences=85<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FON=
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uage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EMaternal and Child Health <o:p=3E</o:=
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<FONT color=3D#000000=3EBanyule City Council VIC<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SP=
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SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT=
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-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EI write in suppo=
rt of the Fatherhood Foundation in its endeavours to restore fatherhood in o=
ur nation and promote it=92s 12pt Plan=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</=
SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=
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anguage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EOne of the Foundat=
ion=92s objectives is to contribute to a coordinated national solution to tu=
rn the tide of fatherlessness and curb the rise of divorce in Australia=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFathers need support to fulfi=
l their role as effective fathers and this support needs strategic and syner=
gistic partnerships from various groups=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EFamilies need father figures just as they need mother figures a=
nd a loving father, mother and their children is the best social security sy=
stem the world could ever have=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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N-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThe Foundation is working to=
 develop a better identity between men and women, better relationships, a st=
ronger fathering role in our society and win-win outcomes where, as a societ=
y across both genders, they can make advances and successful changes=2E<o:p=3E=
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ize=3D2=3EI strongly support the Fatherhood Foundation=92s 12pt Plan and tru=
st that this is just the beginning of consultative change in keeping familie=
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=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ERobert Oakeshott<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=
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