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FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation will be running an eight w=
eek fathering course called, =91Good to Great=92 in May / June this year=2E=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis course has been in the=
 development stages for a number of years=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91Good to Great=92 will not be a pushover fathering course=
 but a course that will be highly interactive and bring real challenges to a=
ny aspiring father who wants to go to a much higher level of excellence in f=
athering=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe course is in=
spired by the SAS, the elite of the Australian Army, whose members undergo a=
 rigorous training schedule to earn their stripes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany military commentators argue that the Australia=
n SAS are the best special fighting force in the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETheir motto is, =91Who Dares Win=92=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETo quote from David Horner=92s book=
 about the Australian SAS, =91The Phantoms of War=92: <I style=3D'mso-bidi-f=
ont-style: normal'=3E=91The strength of the SAS lies in its family nature =2E=
 =2E =2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ebut the men of the =
SAS will not rest on their laurels=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThey are a self-critical group=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey have little concern for rank or class=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOnly merit counts=92=2E </I=3EThe Fatherho=
od Foundation=92s goal is to inspire men to be the best dads in the world fo=
r the sake of their children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EOur children already believe that their dad is the best=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is a case of each father rising to the=
 level of his children=92s expectations=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThis will require a commitment to the high calling of fatherhoo=
d in exactly the same way that the soldiers of the Australian SAS are commit=
ted to a much higher level of training, discipline and sacrifice than many o=
f their counterparts within the armed forces=2E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D =
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Y: Verdana'=3EWe are excited that we have received the support of Brigadier =
Jim Wallace, previous commander of the SAS regiment, himself a devoted fathe=
r, to launch the =91Good to Great=92 fathering course=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJim will be speaking about the challenge of lea=
dership and fatherhood=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe=
 is also inputting into the course and recently shared with me many of the k=
ey characteristics required in regular soldiers who apply to join the SAS=2E=
 The entrance course is so rigorous that only one in twelve of the initial a=
pplicants make it through=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
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'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt =
is interesting to note that many of the characteristics they look for in SAS=
 applicants are also qualities found in outstanding fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen I took Jim home from our planning se=
ssion his eldest daughter, 21 years old, ran out to greet him with a huge hu=
g=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI brought up the rear a=
nd was quickly introduced to a sparkling, gracious and articulate young woma=
n who obviously loved her dad immensely=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EAlthough Jim attributes most of his success as a father to his =
wife, as he was often away on training assignments or patrol, he is adamant =
that successful fathers must be committed to spending quality time with thei=
r children, especially when they are young=2E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style=
: normal'=3E </I=3EJim shared with me that he used to come home from the bas=
e and play Barbie dolls with his two young pre-school daughters almost every=
 afternoon=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOne of his dau=
ghters was even heard to say, =93Mummies are good but daddies are best to pl=
ay with=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat a great c=
ommendation of Jim=92s fathering qualities=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBrigadier Jim Wallace OAM, former c=
ommander of Australia=92s most formidable and feared fighting force, the SAS=
, has set a very high <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/=
email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5FBarbie=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft border=3D=
0=3Estandard for fathers like us=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3ECan we rise to the occasion=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EGet your Barbie dolls out!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThis is not time to shirk from your call to duty=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you=92ve got boys, it looks like toy car=
s and trucks will become the standard issue=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESuccessful fathering starts very early=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ESo what are the high commander=92s orders for y=
our love work this week=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ER=
eady for it=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPlay with you=
r children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat=92s right=
 =96 Have fun!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBarbies dolls=
, cars and trucks, whatever it takes, and report back for an even tougher as=
signment next week=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
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s week I have had the pleasure of accommodating a family of friends from our=
 home town Wollongong=2E This wonderful family exudes joy and happiness, and=
 with a zest for life many are yet to experience; including myself=2E Now yo=
u don=92t need for me to inform you that the Sunshine Coast of Queensland br=
ings out the best in people=85but it does! However, these great people have =
a view on life that does not change with the environment=2E You see, they al=
l play in a band, and tour the country in =91Beryl=92 the bus <IMG hspace=3D=
4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/father=
s=5FBus%20125=2Ejpg' align=3Dright border=3D0=3Espreading their joy and happ=
iness, and the love of Jesus=2E Not limiting their travels to beautiful holi=
day destinations such as the Sunny Coast, but travelling to the most remote =
and desolate towns they can find=2E I describe these guys as soldiers, or fo=
r that often used terminology =93at the coal face=94=2E Now, I worked in a c=
oalmine for 9 years, and believe you me, it wasn=92t as tough a job as these=
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ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe past week shared with thes=
e great friends has brought to light a revelation for me, the revelation tha=
t staying together as a family and sharing all elements that life carries wi=
ll assist in holding fast the visions and values we all understand that fami=
lies need to survive=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockTex=
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Many of us have heard that old saying =93A family that plays together, stays=
 together=92=2E Well friends; I have seen first hand the result of living th=
is motto=2E We are talking teenage boys here people; teenage boys who would =
rather tour the country with mum and dad, rather than hit the beach with mat=
es=2E Just ponder that thought for a minute=85what an achievement! As I thin=
k about the above saying, I think of another family of friends (best friends=
) we have up here on the Sunny Coast; the whole family surfs=2E Mum, Dad, 2 =
sisters and a brother=85and guess what there motto is; A family that surfs t=
ogether stays together!! Not rocket science is it! <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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=2E0pt'=3EOver the past 70 or so articles I have written, I constantly menti=
on the well worn adage that TIME spent with family is so essential in <IMG h=
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l together=2E I try so hard in my busy schedule to allocate some family time=
=85often spending one on one time with each of the kids; and certainly much =
needed one on one time with my beautiful wife=2E Not forgetting time togethe=
r as a complete family, often going to the beach for a walk, play on the san=
d, just talking about how everyone=92s week has been=2E It certainly helps! =
Try it, you may even like it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoB=
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ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIf you are i=
n to making new years resolutions, then consider this motto=85=94 A family t=
hat plays together stays together=94=2E After all, our family is worth it=2E=
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ze: 12=2E0pt'=3ETill Next Time, Paul<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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ry Coordinators for the Goodlife </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FO=
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: 12=2E0pt'=3E children aged two,=A0ten and=A0thirteen years=2E Paul is an a=
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e=3DVerdana=3E<STRONG=3EGrandparents have the unique opportunity to make fam=
ily history come alive for their grandchildren=2E</STRONG=3E They can tell p=
ersonal stories, share special mementos, and pass on family ritual=2E Grandp=
arents can connect grandchildren with their family history in many ways: col=
lecting and sharing family records and photos, handing down favorite recipes=
, visiting places of significance to the family, and joining in family reuni=
ons=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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or their grandchildren, grandparents can be the link between the past and th=
e future=2E</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E You can give your grandchildren a sense=
 of security by helping them discover and understand their family history=2E=
 Many families have a rich cultural or religious heritage to share as well=2E=
 Here are ways you can preserve and share the meaningful and unique story of=
 your family=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-S=
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family history you can find=2E Ask relatives for copies of letters, photos, =
family records (such as marriage licenses, deeds, diplomas, and contracts), =
clothing, medals, recipes and other heirlooms=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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and start to connect with relatives of the past and present=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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ng oral history about their lives and their memories of family members of th=
e past=2E Include music popular during that period=2E Watch the video in seg=
ments appropriate to your grandchildren's ages and attention spans, explaini=
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Verdana=3EMake a family cookbook=2E Include recipes passed down through the =
family, as well as current favorites=2E Spend some time making these dishes =
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t-family: Arial'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EGather historic i=
tems and clothing such as army uniforms and donate them to a local history m=
useum=2E Visit the museum with your grandchildren, pointing out their family=
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0pt'=3EChildren learn best through experience=2E Involve them and they will =
be more likely to remember and pass on the importance of family history to t=
heir children some day=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<UL type=3Ddisc=3E<LI=
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i-font-family: Arial'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EChildren can=
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questions to ask, such as 'What is your earliest memory=3F What was your fav=
orite book=3F What do you remember about me as a baby=3F Where have you live=
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s=2E Explain (with the aid of family photos) ahead of time who they will see=
 at the reunion=2E If children have fun at a reunion, they will want to go a=
gain next year=2E Make sure there are activities such as games and songs the=
y will enjoy and remember=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<LI cl=
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me alive! Tell family stories and emphasize the funny, adventurous and uplif=
ting aspects=2E Talk about similarities and differences between your grandch=
ild's current experiences and their ancestors=2E Relate your family ancestor=
s' experiences to historic times such as the WWI or WWII, the Industrial Rev=
olution,=A0the Vietnam War, civil rights protests, and the first man to walk=
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rial'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EPoint out how fashions have =
changed over the years by looking at the changing clothing and hairstyles in=
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were your grandchildren's ages to what they are wearing now=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT s=
ize=3D2=3EPlan a family vacation to visit sites of importance to your family=
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 which your ancestors migrated, the hillside where you played as a child, or=
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Verdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ECreate your own family history museum=2E Grandchi=
ldren can gather family mementos and make a display in a room, in a shoebox,=
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mily: Arial'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EMake a family quilt w=
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mes of great loss, war, injuries, or illnesses=2E Be sure to emphasize the r=
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Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EThe LFAA, as the national peak bo=
dy representing separated fathers and their children, wishes to inform you o=
f our extreme disappointment with the Report on =93Shared Custody=94 by the =
House of Representatives Committee on Family and Community Affairs released =
on 29 December 2003=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
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: 8=2E0pt'=3EWhile the fathers and children of Australia have asked for brea=
d, the Parliamentary Committee has offered them a stone=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
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i-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EThe Committee has failed to address the central issu=
e of the Inquiry, which is shared physical custody=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAt the same time, it has gone well beyond its Term=
s of Reference to consider matters it was not asked to consider=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Committee has not, in our view, d=
one its job=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Committee=
 appears to have been =93snowed=94 by people and organisations with a vested=
 interest in keeping the family law system as it currently is=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESubmissions went to the Inquiry from the =
legal community, the Family Court, Relationships Australia, women=92s groups=
, and other institutions that all profit from the existing status quo - whil=
e 1,000,000 children in Australia are forced to live separately from their f=
athers (that is the equivalent of all the children in a city the size of Syd=
ney)=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: =
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The recommendations of the Committee relating to shared parenting will not, =
in our view, contribute in any significant way to the achievement of the bes=
t interests of Australian children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThe Committee has:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
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tyle=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBodyText2 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E- botched the historic opportunity presented by the Inqu=
iry to recommend that Parliament give a clear direction to the Family Court =
to correct its biased attitude against fathers and in future take seriously =
the rights of children to be raised on a reasonably equal basis by both thei=
r parents; and<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0p=
t'=3E- put forward a confused alternative proposal for a =93Families Tribuna=
l=94 which would be of doubtful legality and which, if established under cur=
rent conditions, would soon come to be dominated by the same group of politi=
cally correct lawyers, psychologists, social workers, and departmental offic=
ials who have caused such mayhem in the present system=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SP=
AN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: ju=
stify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-siz=
e: 8=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EThe recommendations of the=
 Committee on shared custody will not, in our view, do anything to encourage=
 courts in Australia to respect and take seriously the rights of children to=
 be raised on a reasonably equal basis by both their parents=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey will not significantly help fathers =
or their children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey wi=
ll not do anything to overcome the already pronounced trend in Australia to =
a substantially =93fatherless society=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd they will not effectively address your personal concerns=
, expressed at the time the Inquiry was commissioned, about the very large a=
nd increasing number of boys being raised to maturity without proper male ro=
le models=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-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EThe report will probab=
ly, if anything, confirm the Family Court in its obduracy in opposing proper=
 parenting by fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt =
will expose increasing numbers of children to the much higher risk of abuse =
(ten times higher) resulting from being in a sole parent family=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi=
-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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le=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EThe notions of =93=
primary carer=94 and the notions of =93resident parent=94 and =93non-residen=
t=94 parent have had their day=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EThese notions have been used as an excuse to perpetrate all sorts of o=
utrages against one of the parents in a couple (usually, but not always, the=
 father)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey have been u=
sed to separate loving parents from their children, and the children from th=
ose parents, deprive fathers of the basic human right to parent their childr=
en and children of the basic human right to be parented by both parents, and=
 justify a seriously biased Child Support Scheme=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EOnce effectively removed from the=
 family by the Family Court, etc=2E on the basis of antediluvian ideas about=
 =93conflict=94 and/or maternal preference (not of course called that), the =
ostracised father is hurt, harmed, and humiliated in numerous ways, treated =
like a potential or actual criminal by government authorities, and may even =
be financially hounded to his death=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThe Report by the Parliamentary Committee proposes that even more =
disadvantages and humiliations should be heaped on to these parents=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is time to call a halt to this=
 nonsense=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-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EIn future there should=
 be no such legal entity as a =93primary carer=94 or =93resident parent=94, =
but only =93parent=94 (unqualified), with equal responsibilities and, yes, a=
ppropriate rights to accompany those responsibilities=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EShared parenting and a rebuttable presumption o=
f something like equal parenting time (30% plus) is the only way to achieve =
this at the present time in Australia=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThe paradigm shift is essential if anything is to change=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is what the Committee has =
completely failed to understand=2E<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 lang=3DE=
N-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<H1 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<I style=3D'mso-b=
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FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EWhat children want<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</H1=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
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SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EWhen childr=
en are asked what time sharing arrangements they would wish to have with the=
ir parents, 70% of them typically say that they want equal time with both pa=
rents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENot just shared par=
enting, but equal time=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETh=
is is what children want=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBodyText2 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
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MsoBodyText2 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EThey do n=
ot get anything remotely like it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
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XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-b=
idi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3EThe last supposedly major reform of the family law=
 system in Australia, in 1995, which was designed to result in a =93rebuttab=
le presumption of shared parenting=94, resulted in subsequent years in a act=
ual <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Edecline</I=3E in shared paren=
ting in Australia, from 5% to 3%=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThat compares with rates of 40% or so in some US States=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAcceptance of the present Committee=92=
s recommendations on shared parenting would be quite likely to result in a s=
till further decline, below 3%=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 8=2E0pt'=3E(to be c=
ontinued next week)<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
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<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<STRONG=3EThe Hard time of the Year</STRONG=3E<BR=3Eb=
y Ron Hellyer<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-co=
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ONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EI travel reasonably frequently and hav=
e often flown from one place to another on business, usually thinking of, or=
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dana=3EMy wife and I have just returned from a short holiday to celebrate ou=
r 25<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E wedding anniversary and we had to travel through Adela=
ide, Sydney and Cairns airports=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-A=
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=3EAs I was on holidays, I was not thinking of work, but of play, and contem=
plating the joys of relaxation, our past year of achievements with our famil=
y, and watching all the people travelling too=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FO=
NT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT =
face=3DVerdana=3EWaiting for the first flight out of Adelaide, there is a ve=
ry short distance to the planes, viewed through a glass wall=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=
=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EI was amazed at the large numbers of grandfath=
ers, grandmothers, mums, dads, relatives and friends congregating at the gla=
ss, not getting on, but saying farewell=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 lan=
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Verdana=3ESo many people suddenly interested in the aerodynamics of a 737,no=
! Their eyes intently focussed on the small windows that might reveal the fa=
ce of a loved one departing=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 styl=
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experienced many departing lights and were moved to tears a couple of times =
watching the heart wrenching moment of separation=2E Yes, that moment when a=
 child was detached from the parent they had been with over the Christmas br=
eak=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
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: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EEven a seasoned Qantas fl=
ight attendant was weeping as we watched a 15yr old boy place his hand on th=
e glass partition crying for his father and baby brother on the other side=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 style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU=
'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EThe hostie said, She =93hated th=
is time of year=94 Why=3F Christmas, presents, family fun!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</F=
ONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
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ry flight, as passengers assembled, revealed a small band of children who we=
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erdana size=3D2=3EChildren involved in divorce proceedings want their extend=
ed family and friends - not a judge - to determine which parent they should =
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