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Discrimination Commissioner based at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity =
Commission in <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
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It was an informal, round-table discussion over coffee where several men=92s=
 and father=92s groups shared their dreams, frustrations and positive sugges=
tions for the future=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPru =
also shared eloquently on the frustrations women feel in a male dominated so=
ciety=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe conversations w=
ere frank and open and at times, passionate=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
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ew=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAn interesting point o=
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'=3ERex Finch is the founder of Finch Publishing which has published almost =
seventy books on fathering, men=92s issues, relationships and parenting=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERex talked about the problems=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EWe all agreed that this is a difficult period for any father=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe consensus was that teen=
age boys need other male mentors at this point in their lives=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI agreed with everybody else at the time =
but deep inside I still held some nagging doubts=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EOn the way home in t=
he train with Jack Harris from the Australian Men=92s Network we discussed t=
he issues=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI said =91You k=
now Jack, I believe the key for fathers to be successful mentors to their te=
enage children is for fathers to be a friend to their children when they are=
 5 or 6 years old or even earlier=2E=92<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EJack agreed and added, =91If men can=92t connect with their childr=
en well before their troublesome teens, then they are going to have great di=
fficulty connecting with them when they hit fourteen or fifteen=2E=92<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
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 the dinner table that night I said to my 19 and 21 year old sons; =91Can I =
ask you a question=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIs it =
important for fathers to connect with their children before they become teen=
agers, so that they can mentor them properly=3F=92<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETheir answers were both interesting and challenging=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91Well of course dad, when=
 you hit puberty your body seems to go mad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s very confusing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3ESometimes you don=92t even want to be with your father=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf a father hasn=92t developed th=
e confidence and a good relationship with his children, then it=92s going to=
 be very hard in their teenage years=2E=92<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EMy wife also offered some excellent advice=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91It=92s all about the father respecting and=
 honouring his children and their opinions at a much earlier age and also du=
ring the teenage years=2E=92<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
We all agreed that teenagers needed more space and even the room to make mis=
takes, =91but hopefully not big ones=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou always will when you=
 ask your children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EReally=
, you never stop learning and if you do, it=92s often a sign of death=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe article from the Adelaide A=
dvertiser in the News & Info section of this email, confirms the need for fa=
thers to connect with their children as friends and confidantes=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EResults from the Youth Opinion Survey=
 show that mothers (40=2E6%), friends(11=2E5%) and boyfriends / girlfriends(=
10=2E5%) were all ahead of fathers(8=2E7%) as friends and confidantes to the=
 surveyed teens=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis high=
lights the need for us to work a bit harder and start earlier to develop aut=
hentic friendships with our children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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the babies, settle them for sleep=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3ERead to your children, tell them stories, play their games, hang ou=
t, ride skateboards (be careful!), do what it takes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESecond chances in fathering are rare=2E<SPAN styl=
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<BR=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A028 years=2E He i=
s the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 2=
2 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and =
public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</SPAN=3E<=
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-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEver sat under one of those really big fig trees and cont=
emplated just how old it really is=3F How it got there in the first place=3F=
 What sort of root system this thing must have to have it stand for perhaps =
hundreds of years=3F How many outdoor furniture settings you could make (jus=
t kidding)=2E When my eldest son and I go fishing,<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'htt=
p://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Ffishing=2E=
jpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E we never keep any of the fish we=
 catch, often taking a photo, measuring it, and throwing it back=2E We often=
 talk about, when for example catching a really big fish, just how old this =
fish must be, and how long it has had to survive in that environment=2E Seed=
lings=85yep, that is the topic I have had on my heart for a couple of weeks=85=
seedlings=2E You see all things start out as some type of seedling, small, f=
rail, and at the mercy of its environment=2E Whether it is a tiny fig tree, =
or a little freshwater bass, these creatures start out small, and commence t=
he struggle for life=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText=
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=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ENow consider our li=
ttle children, born into this world helpless, fragile, and totally reliant o=
n the parents/helpers/doctors to survive=2E I believe children are seedlings=
, and need good food and water to survive, and to grow strong and secure in =
this environment=2E There is the food and water in the natural sense that we=
 all know about, and then there is nourishment of the loving, learning, and =
spiritual kind=85all of which is essential=2E Remember as kids we would plan=
t the bean seeds in cotton wool, with just some water in a glass, and watch =
diligently and expectantly waiting for the seed to sprout=2E Remember the jo=
y and elation when it finally happened, and the feeling that you had somethi=
ng to do with this creation coming to being=2E It=92s the same for us parent=
s, watching our little treasures grow, becoming that little individual shape=
d by their environment, our love, our teaching, and our habits=2E Our habits=
=3F Oh yeah! Children have the uncanny ability to watch and imitate everythi=
ng we do=2E Often, before we realise it, come 7 or 8 years down the track, w=
e look at our children and it=92s like looking into a mirror=2E This is the =
area which can be the wake up we all need=2E Everything we say and do provid=
es food and water for these seedlings=85so we must be diligent and ever watc=
hful of our actions=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
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=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
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t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEver looked at a su=
ccessful person, and thought=85I wonder what their parents were like=3F I do=
! I look at my own father, and can see his father shining through=2E I can s=
ee the input his dad must have had over the years, providing food and water =
to that seedling=2E I look at my children and I see their mother (the good l=
ooks side), and I also see myself shining through, in their voice, their act=
ions, their beliefs=2E I believe we underestimate the power of parenting and=
 the impact it can have=2E As we become consumed with the events, the stress=
, and the business that is life, we often neglect to feed and water our own =
children=2E My children have a couple of pet cockatiels, and believe you me,=
 it is a daily exercise to have them check the food and water, and play with=
 the birds=2E The excuse=85too busy! Yep, believe it=85a 10 year old and a 1=
3 year old already using the tried and tested adult excuse of =93TOO BUSY=94=
=2E I wonder where they get that from=3F=3F=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
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'=3E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/clie=
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0=3EYes-good people, children are the seeds that will grow into the solid fi=
g trees that shape the next generation=2E We are blessed as parents to be ab=
le to have input into their growth, and to display the love they truly deser=
ve=2E Let us all provide good food and plentiful water, let us all love and =
nourish our children, and let these seedlings of ours grow into beautiful, s=
trong, and respected human beings=2E To my own children, I love you guys for=
 who you are, and for who you will be, you are all special!!!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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and his wife are the Children=92s Ministry Coordinators for the Goodlife </S=
PAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-languag=
e: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: ' New=3F=3F Courier=3ECommunity Centre in Bu=
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ten and=A0thirteen years=2E Paul is an active surfer and a family man who ha=
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'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EIt is t=
he end of another year (almost) and, at this time, the schools around the co=
untry hold their annual presentations and leaving ceremonies=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
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=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EOur town has six primary schools and two high =
schools and these events are all held in the same week (last week)=2E<o:p=3E=
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all of them when you have a family range crossing primary and high school an=
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Upon sitting in this years presentations for high school, I was caused to re=
flect on those around me, not the children who had suddenly grown up, but th=
e parents=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
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nguage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EI looked at them, s=
poke with them, and thought about the journey we had been through to this po=
int in our children=92s lives=2E Boy, they looked different to when we were =
at the primary presentations=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
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If you are in a community for many years you will notice these changes and, =
in a sense, this is a comforting and reassuring element of family life=2E<o:=
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</SPAN=3EWhilst I reflected on the families supporting their children, the o=
ther endearing characteristic of these families was the large number of Gran=
dparents present=2E Yes, they were there in large numbers, particularly the =
day ceremonies, representing parents who had to work=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=
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<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EIt was a great expression of generations, grandparent=
s being there for their children and their children=92s=92 children=2E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EOnly a month ago the Year 10 and Year 12 he=
ld their<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
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0=3E =91Prom=92 and =91Graduation=92 nights=2E These are very formal affairs=
 and the young people look so amazing that there are more people gathering w=
atching than those participating and, you guessed it, parents, friends and g=
randparents are there taking photos and supporting their children=2E<o:p=3E<=
/o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<P class=3DM=
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t possible in some locations but, if you are a grandparent, this is a marvel=
lous way to lend support to your family=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<=
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Verdana=3EWaste of time=3F not likely! Ask the children about their thoughts=
 on your being there, look at their faces on presentation of their awards, t=
heir efforts in the entertainment items presented, share the joy afterwards =
with their friends=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'ms=
o-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EGrandparen=
ts can be such a blessing in so many ways=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 la=
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Verdana=3EThis week, ring your grandchildren or pop around and ask them abou=
t their presentation ceremonies if you weren=92t able to be there=2E They wi=
ll gladly tell you about it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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important event in annual family responsibilities, setting a foundation of s=
upport that our children will hopefully follow when they are parents attendi=
ng these ceremonies=2E<BR=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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lyer has been married to Margaret for 24 years and 11 months=A0and is the<SP=
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extras)=2E Ron is management consultant based in Broken Hill , Outback NSW=2E=
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style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3ETHE DIDS STORY P=
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FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3EWhat DIDs Does<BR=3E</STRONG=3Eby Tony Mil=
ler<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=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: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na'=3E=A0DIDs hold weekly meetings to enable fathers who are affected by rel=
ationship and custody issues to come together in an atmosphere geared toward=
 practical support, progress and healing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe don't denigrate woman at our meetings, in fact we encoura=
ge men to look in the mirror to understand what part of the blame=A0they own=
, if any=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe simply guide =
men to become the cause of their future and not be the result of their past=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe believe that storing up =
bitterness, grief, anger, revenge=2E=2E=2E=2Eis like getting a glass of pois=
on for your enemy and then drinking it yourself=2E=2E=2E=2E=2Eeventually it =
will eat you away=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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a'=3E=A0<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: Ver=
dana'=3EBy the nature of our sharing we learn from=A0each other=A0how to han=
dle the complexities of being a weekend dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe learn how to handle the depression, we learn how to ha=
ndle the sorrow=2E We learn how to make =91contact=92 work=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany believe they are better dads now than=
 they ever were in the marriage=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EMany DIDs now get together on weekends with their children and with o=
ther DIDs and their children for bbq=92s and outings=2E Its part of what we =
encourage, its called =91community based peer group support=92=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd it works=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOften we refer dads to specialists if needed, ofte=
n we show them where and how they can gain specific help in the area of thei=
r need=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOften we seek out =
and encourage those specialists to provide free or discounted services to th=
ese dads=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOften we cannot =
find the services that are sadly needed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EOften they are just not there=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
le=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=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=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe have produced four television advertisem=
ents that are airing throughout regional Australia as community service anno=
uncements and the message they send is allow fair access, stop using the chi=
ldren as pawns=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe messag=
e is there for everyone=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EW=
e have groups in three states QLD, NSW, Vic and are still expanding with ver=
y little funding=2E We have one full time employee, me=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have many volunteers, some highly skilled, =
many untrained=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have me=
etings in these states, and we have volunteers taking calls in others, just =
trying to ease the finger off the trigger=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI live in Coffs Harbour=2E DIDs is operated =
from my lounge room=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI tak=
e hundreds of calls, emails=A0from dads in distress who plead for help=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELegal advice specific to the F=
amily Law Court is most commonly asked for=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI am asked continually to get a group going in someone's a=
rea=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI have the groups tha=
t are already going, needing my support to continue=2E I have volunteers scr=
eaming for training=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd w=
hile I chase the funding trail and while I try and catch up with the paperwo=
rk and even while I write this I have one hand on the computer and the other=
 holding a dads head just above water=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<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=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EOur volunteers need basic suicide intervention t=
raining=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI have booked a v=
enue in Crescent Head, NSW for the 3rd, 4th and 5th February 2004=2E Two day=
s of intensive training in the ASSIST program and a day of debriefing and gr=
oup work with our facilitators=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EThe cost is $15,000 for the three days of training, the accommodation,=
 venue=A0and the food=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI c=
annot ask the volunteers to pay for it and I don't have the funds=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut I am going ahead with it anyway=
; there are just too many=A0male suicides not to=2E =A0The cost of travel to=
 and from the venue will be met by the volunteers themselves=2E A mother who=
 lost her son to suicide has just donated $2,500 <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http=
://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fgrandpare=
nts%204=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3Eto DIDs she has raised =
from a golf day in memory of him=2E I know this woman=92s pain and the strug=
gle she has had in keeping contact with her son's children, her grandchildre=
n=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGrandparents are the fo=
rgotten ones in this tragedy=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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ny Miller Tony Miller=A0is the founder and national coordinator of a group c=
alled Dads in Distress, a dedicated support group of men whose immediate con=
cern is to stem the present trend of male suicide due to the trauma of divor=
ce or separation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0</SPAN=3E</FONT=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-lang=
uage: EN-AU'=3EMark Latham<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas=
-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-siz=
e: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EMark Latham, Leader of the Oppositi=
on has a background in economics and was the Mayor of Liverpool City Council=
 until he was elected as the Labor representative for Werriwa in Western Syd=
ney in 1994=2E He has authored several books and publications and is the pas=
sionate father of two young sons, 3 years and 1 year old=2E Mark reads books=
 to his boys most nights and was well qualified to launch The 12<SUP=3Ept</S=
UP=3E Plan for the Fathering Forum on the 26<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E of June 2003, =
with the kind support of Hon Larry Anthony and Hon Ross Cameron=2E His speec=
h, given at the National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood, 18<SUP=3Eth</SU=
P=3E August, 2003 follows:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; m=
so-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bi=
di-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-=
FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3ET=
ranscript of Speech (Part 2)<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWe a=
re no longer an economy where muscle power is dominant=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is the brain power that is the skill, the a=
ccess to the future, and as a natural result men have lost a lot of dominanc=
e in the labour market=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMe=
n, in many cases, have lost the dominant role as the breadwinner in families=
, and these changes in male identity have inevitably brought with them corre=
sponding issues =96 issues about depression, about insecurity, about the cha=
llenge for men in finding new sources of stability and identity =96 the thin=
gs that make us feel good=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN 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=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EBut we are not a society of individuals, we a=
re a society of people with families, friends, relationships; we are a socie=
ty of communities, and unless we have got good relationships and contact wit=
h each other we don=92t get the identity, the love, the affection, the sense=
 of wellbeing that is very, very important to playing a constructive role in=
 that society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI think tha=
t really is the big challenge=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
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p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESociety has changed quickly; male identit=
y has changed =96 one of the new activities and institutions are going to ma=
ke men feel good about themselves=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EI believe the most important is fatherhood =96 I believe the most i=
mportant is fatherhood=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI =
grew up in a family where my grandfather was as tough as nails=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe was a salt of the earth inner Sydne=
y type, working class - Alexandria, Redfern =96 as tough as=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou wouldn=92t believe how tough he was o=
n issues =96 people he didn=92t like=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN sty=
le=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=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI think part of his persona =96 I l=
oved him dearly =96 but I think part of his persona was to wear that toughne=
ss as a badge of honour and to some extent keep his emotions inside=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMy D=
ad was a different sort of man=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EI still sense that when he grew up it was much the same thing =96 men =
perhaps were a bit scared 50 or 100 years ago of letting their emotions out=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat was maybe interpreted =
as not a manly thing to do=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
I reckon we have got to get over that and recognize that fatherhood and the =
emotion, the love we have with our children is going to be a very, very impo=
rtant source of male identity for the future=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
PAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-F=
AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThat is the key thing that h=
elps men belong, feel good about themselves and, of course, reciprocate love=
 throughout the family institution=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3ESo that=92s how I see it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThere is a vacuum in male identity issues of insecurity, depressio=
n, even bigger problems, for many men=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have got to develop a response that fills the gap and father=
hood, I think, is in the vanguard of that thinking; it is in the vanguard of=
 that reality=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-A=
LIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-b=
idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWhen I t=
hink of the men=92s movement, the Fatherhood Foundation, what are we trying =
to do=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are trying to st=
imulate debate=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are try=
ing to stimulate recognition of the importance of these issues=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are trying to stimulate awareness a=
nd they are needed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are=
 trying to stimulate important changes in public policy =96 the issue of men=
 in the school yard, men in the classroom=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere has been a Parliamentary Committee that has provided =
a wonderful set of recommendations, a real spotlight on the need for many mo=
re male teachers in the primary school system, many more men playing a const=
ructive role in the life of young boys in particular=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESo there are polic=
y changes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere is awaren=
ess=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere is recognition,=
 but at the end of the day I think really what we are trying to achieve is s=
ay look:<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are very, very p=
roud of being Dads =96 proud of being Dads, proud of fatherhood and wanting =
others to understand the pride and love that we bring to this wonderful acti=
vity in our lives=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIf we can step forward with that sense of pride and b=
e constructive, be constructive and work with other people on these agendas,=
 then I just have a very, very strong feeling that the important momentum th=
at has been built to this point in time will continue to grow and grow and g=
row like a snowball that is coming down the hill in a very positive way=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe momentum will grow and th=
at the role of conference and such traditions of the Fatherhood Foundation w=
ill be a regular part of our work and as a Parliamentarian that is what I wa=
nt to see =96 the people who come to see me and talk to me about important i=
ssues =96 economic and social issues =96 whatever they are, that the importa=
nce of fatherhood issues is on an equal footing and that we do step forward =
with love for our children, pride in the role we play and a very strong sens=
e of achievement in the important work that is being undertaken=2E<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-=
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bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
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NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAll the=
 best to the conference and my schedule is busy but I am trying to clear a f=
ew things to make time to be back here with you tomorrow afternoon, I think =
it is 5 pm to 6 pm, when there are going to be many more parliamentarians an=
d a wrap-up on the issues, so that is a good feature of the session we had s=
ome while back, I look forward to seeing you in the afternoon and again wish=
 you all the very best over the next couple of days=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany thanks=2E</SPAN=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-=
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=3E<FONT color=3Dlimegreen=3E<STRONG=3ESpeak your love to them today and eve=
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m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3EFATHERHOOD FOUNDATION PUBLIC STA=
TEMENT<BR=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com=
:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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tify'=3E<BR=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EIt is with sorrow and regret that the Fa=
therhood Foundation has heard that Mark Latham, in his first week as Opposit=
ion Leader, has made statements undermining traditional marriage=2E That is,=
 the union of a man and a woman, for life=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EThe Fa=
therhood Foundation holds the elementary belief that, to quote the preamble =
of the 12 point plan; </P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=91Every child has the funda=
mental right to both a mother and a father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe best way to secure this right is to establish a loving=
 and stable marriage between a man and a woman for life=2E This long-term re=
lationship facilitates the rights of grandmothers and grandfathers to contin=
ued access and valuable input into their grandchildren=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0=
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-ALIGN: justify'=3EThe overwhelming conclusion of current social science res=
earch has shown that the best environment for children is a close, warm, sus=
tained and continuous relationship with both biological parents=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe best way to ensure strong familie=
s is to support strong marriages=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThis traditional family unit-a loving father, mother and their child=
ren-is the best way to nurture, educate and protect children=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is the best social security system t=
he world has ever known=2E=92<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P c=
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therhood Foundation agrees with Prime Minister John Howard when he say=92s t=
hat, =91Traditional marriage is one of the benchmark institutions of our soc=
iety=2E=92</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIG=
N: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EThe purpose of marriage is to produce ch=
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-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMarriage is meant to be the highest expressio=
n of love between a man and a woman through the exchange of vows=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThese include a commitment to fideli=
ty, loyalty in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer till death d=
o us part=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis condition =
of faithfulness and trust is not only a wonderful expression of love, but al=
so, as the research confirms, the ideal atmosphere in which to raise childre=
n=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: jus=
tify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EOver the last few years, it has become politic=
ally correct to advocate for the rights of men and women independently of ou=
r children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children h=
ave rights too=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOne could =
argue that their position of dependence and vulnerability makes them even mo=
re deserving of advocacy than adults=2E </P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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eed a mother and a father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Sometimes for reasons beyond the child=92s control, a child becomes an orpha=
n or loses a mother or father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3ESometimes a child=92s father and mother divorce and the child loses con=
tact with their natural father or mother=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThese events are both terrible and traumatic for all concern=
ed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor our Government to =
legislate for the recognition of homosexual marriage and its ultimate bed pa=
rtner, homosexual adoption, is to demean marriage and deny the most basic ri=
ghts of a child=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; T=
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woman to create a child=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ET=
hat child has the right to the nurture and protection of their own mother an=
d father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe should work t=
ogether to support traditional marriage and the family unit, for the sake of=
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KGROUND-COLOR: yellow' color=3Ddarkviolet=3ELetters<BR=3E</FONT=3E<BR=3ELett=
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0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-farea=
st-language: EN-AU'=3ESteve Blizard provided some feedback to my view's in '=
Fathers Kicking Goals' 1 December 2003=2E Steve's view was that=A0Single Par=
ents (mainly single fathers) should=A0be made to work=2E </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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e: EN-AU'=3EThe position=A0is that most single fathers want to work=2E They =
would be also very=A0glad to=A0support their children=2E However simply why =
should single fathers be made to pay child support=A0when they are not allow=
ed to see their children=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-farea=
st-language: EN-AU'=3Emothers are made the custodial parent in=A090 per cent=
 of the=A0orders for residency made by the Family Court=2E</SPAN=3E</DIV=3E<=
LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
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AU'=3Efathers are made the custodial parent in only 5 per cent of the orders=
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cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3Eboth parents=
 are given joint custody in less than=A02 per cent of the orders made=2E</SP=
AN=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E</UL=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-f=
areast-language: EN-AU'=3EAs a result of the difficulties in keeping some co=
ntact with their children, 40 per cent of fathers lose <U=3Etotal</U=3E cont=
act with their children within five (5) years of separation=2E This is gener=
ally not through the fault of the father=2E Most fathers want to be loving a=
nd caring parents=2E=A0</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
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t there are over 1 milllion children who live in separated families, this is=
 a frightening statistic=2E It means that at least 400,000 Australian childr=
en grow up without their=A0father=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FON=
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considers that the problem of=A0divorce and forced separation from our child=
ren can easily happen to anyone of us, it is all the more frightening=2E=A0=A0=
=A0</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN=
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a; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThe fact that less than=A02 per cent of th=
e orders are made for joint custody indicates that there is a bias to one ge=
nder=2E=A0</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-farea=
st-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThe problem is =
not=A0that fathers are simply not wanting to work=2E=A0</SPAN=3EThe fact tha=
t=A0240,000 liable parents (39 per cent of the total number of=A0liable pare=
nts) - mainly men - are out of work indicates that there is more to the prob=
lem=2E </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-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</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; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIt should be=A0noted that this issue a=
lso affects=A0non-custodial mothers in exactly the same way as non-custodial=
 fathers=2E=A0=A0</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; =
mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EI do agree with Steve' comment=
 on the taxation issues=2E Steve said that 'when the family unit was paying =
less tax, it was in a far stronger position to <SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'F=
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3Elook af=
ter the children=2E' </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E<=
/SPAN=3E=A0</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-fareast-lan=
guage: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ve=
rdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThere should be tax incentatives for p=
eople to marry and to stay married=2E There should be also less of a tax inc=
entative for people not to marry and/or to separate and divorce, as it is no=
w=2E </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EI don't think that anyone would=
 dispute this=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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so-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=
Regards</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-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</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; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<STRONG=3EJohn Flanagan</STRONG=3E</SP=
AN=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; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-AU'=3E<STRONG=3ENon-Custodial Parents Party</STRONG=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; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<U=3E=
<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1806&=
v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Encpp=2Exisle=2Einfo/' target=3D=5Fblank=3E<FO=
NT color=3D#0000ff=3Ehttp://www=2Encpp=2Exisle=2Einfo/</FONT=3E</A=3E</U=3E<=
A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1806&v=
=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Encpp=2Exisle=2Einfo/' target=3D=5Fblank=3E</A=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-langu=
age: EN-AU'=3Eemail: <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast=
/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1806&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://au=2Ef128=2Email=2Eyahoo=2Ecom=
/ym/Compose=3FTo=3Dncpp@xisle=2Einfo' target=3D=5Fblank=3Encpp@xisle=2Einfo<=
/A=3E<O:P=3E</O:P=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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a; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FO=
NT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=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=
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/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</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-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</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; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E30November 2003</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DE=
N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: E=
N-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-=
language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FO=
NT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ESome feedback=2E</SPAN=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<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-F=
AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=
<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThere would be som=
e that would not agree with John Flanagan's view that Single Parents should =
not be made to work=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast=
-language: EN-AU'=3EUnfortunately, when you provide massive Centrelink benef=
its to single parents without requirement for work,</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-=
language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU st=
yle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=
as we have, you have whole suburbs of single mums working the system=2E </SP=
AN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 1=
2=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'F=
ONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-=
AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=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; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIn certain s=
uburbs and towns in WA,=A0there are groups of single mums who pool their bab=
ysitting among their</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D=
3=3E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3Eunemployed friends, so the rema=
ining single mums can go out on the town, during each work day=2E</SPAN=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt=
; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<FONT s=
ize=3D3=3E=A0 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ENot to mentio=
n how we are now witnessing failure to=A0register the birth-father when thei=
r next child is born=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<=
SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3ENo wonder=2E=A0 By not identifying the father, both the=
 mother and father can get higher Centrelink benefits=2E=A0 Again, horrific =
system abuse=2E=A0 For the child's long term =91sense of being=92, this is a=
ppalling behaviour=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPA=
N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; =
mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=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; mso-fareast-langua=
ge: EN-AU'=3EWith a lot of hard working tax payers aware of this system abus=
e, one should not be surprised that neither side of Parliament would agree w=
ith John Flanagan=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN=
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so-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0<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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-languag=
e: EN-AU'=3EHOWEVER, after school child care is a big issue, particularly fo=
r those working=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
 mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN =
lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-lan=
guage: EN-AU'=3EIf we are going to be providing Government tax breaks to fam=
ilies to stay home, it should only be</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-A=
U'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3Efor couples, =
not long term single parents=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<=
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-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0<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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-farea=
st-language: EN-AU'=3EBut even this is difficult=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-=
language: EN-AU'=3E<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-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=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; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EWhat is probably a better solution =
is to look at the pre-97 Hong Kong model, where no one paid=A0</SPAN=3E<SPAN=
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nguage: EN-AU'=3Eany income tax at all until you earned over $50,000 a year=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you get the Government o=
ut of your pay packet, and get the Family Court and lawyers away</SPAN=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt;=
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ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-langu=
age: EN-AU'=3Efrom your wife,=A0families would not need to work the longer h=
ours they do now=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana=
; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN =
lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-lan=
guage: EN-AU'=3EThen mums (or dads) can work from 9 to 3 each day, not pay a=
ny income tax, and still be at home for the kids when they come home from sc=
hool=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-f=
ont-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E <o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-siz=
e: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0<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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-f=
areast-language: EN-AU'=3EMost of the problems we see today are the result o=
f Government intervention in the family, through </SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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'=3Especific handouts=2E=A0 When the family unit was paying less tax, it was=
 in a far stronger position to</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<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; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-AU'=3Elook after the children=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DE=
N-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E=A0=
 </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FON=
T-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThe handout you get from t=
he Government is only worth 60 cents of what you would have received,</SPAN=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN=
 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-la=
nguage: EN-AU'=3Eif you had=A0earned it yourself and not paid tax on it=2E</=
SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:=
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dana'=3E10 November 2003<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
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t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThank you for your informative newsletter=
=2E It's good that you bring out the positive side of Mark Latham=2E In yest=
erday's paper I read that his election campaign would have a policy of legal=
izing gay marriages=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; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-=
AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIf this =
is true, do you think this would be good for fathers=3F Surely, no child wou=
ld ever be 'proud' of two fathers turning up at the school presentation nigh=
t as parents=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EI totally agree a=
bout help needed for a hurt section of fathers in our society=2E But please,=
 let's not make a political pointscoring excercise out of it=2E Mistakes wer=
e made a long time ago (in the 70's and 80's) and we are now reaping the fru=
it of our madness (=3DGodlessness)=2E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cla=
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EN-AU'=3EKind regards<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E7<SUP=3ETH</SUP=3E December 2003<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EDear <A href=3D'mailt=
o:info@fathersonline=2Eorg'=3EFatherhood Foundation</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SP=
AN=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=A0<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'=3EThe <A href=3D'ht=
tp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1806&v=3D55&c=3D21=
&u=3Dhttp://www=2Etaslib=2Enet/'=3ETasmanian Liberals</A=3E understand the v=
alue of families, acknowledge the vital role of fathers within the family un=
it and the importance of ensuring that fathers retain responsibilities and l=
inks with their children if that unit breaks down=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe believe that the best upbringing of our children=
 is the loving care of both a mother and a father, regardless of marital sit=
uation=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
 Verdana'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation also recognises the fundamental right =
of children to the love of both a mother and father, and it=92s core objecti=
ve of strengthening and supporting Australian fathers and =91turning the tid=
e of fatherlessness=92 in families is an honourable goal=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=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe Foundation,=
 in it=92s endeavours to address the social and psychological problems often=
 linked to children growing up in a fatherless situation, has released a <A =
href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1806&v=3D=
55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Eausheart=2Ecom=2Eau/fathers/12point/12pt-plan-low=
=2Epdf'=3E12 Point Plan</A=3E to strengthen and support fathers across Austr=
alia, launched in June 2003 in Federal Parliament=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESince then, the plan and the Foundation has enjoyed=
 widespread and bipartisan political support=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 styl=
e=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 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe Tasmanian Liberals comm=
end the Foundation and it=92s commonsense principles and goals to strengthen=
 the role of Australian fathers and assist Australian men to move forward in=
 meeting their responsibilities and refocusing on the vital role of being a =
dad=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 14=2E0pt'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation deserves ev=
eryone=92s support=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; F=
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</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'=3ERene Hidding, MHA<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt'=3ELeader of the Opposition TAS<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'FON=
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PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<A href=3D'mailto:mrene=2Ehid=
ding@parliament=2Etas=2Egov=2Eau'=3Erene=2Ehidding@parliament=2Etas=2Egov=2E=
au</A=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana'=3E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
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Y: Verdana'=3EThe 12 point plan is available at: : <A href=3D'http://www=2Eb=
osweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1806&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://=
www=2Eausheart=2Ecom=2Eau/fathers/12point/12pt-plan-hi=2Epdf'=3Ehttp://www=2E=
ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau/fathers/12point/12pt-plan-hi=2Epdf</A=3E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eor : <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1806&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Eausheart=
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 are designed to enrich the relationship between non-residential parents and=
 their children by promoting quality contact time between the father and his=
 children in a safe, nurturing environment fostering and promoting teamwork,=
 communication, co-operation, learning, having fun and ultimately greater lo=
ve between parent and child=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
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ing fathers will be reassured that they still have a viable and vital role t=
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/SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe children will be reassured of th=
eir parents continuing love and presence=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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 will be able to maintain a more positive and natural relationship with each=
 other, in a healthy, social setting alongside other families in similair ci=
rcumstances=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
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t for existing programs and demand for more, hopefully we will be able to ex=
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