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bravery and cowardice, self sacrifice, true love, hatred and treachery weave=
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tearing itself apart, either to be destroyed or remade anew=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAll the while we grip the edge of our sea=
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un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAfter all, isn=92t that what real life is all about=3F=
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despite the pervasive and permissive ideals of political correctness=2E<SPAN=
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h of the saying, 'Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely=92=2E=
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en=92s lives=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe power of=
 a father can bring great blessing to children or a great curse=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPerhaps it would be fair to say that =
the manner in which we exercise our power is the true measure of a father=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=
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MILY: Verdana'=3EIn the past, western society=92s answer to the evils caused=
 by incompetent and malicious fathering has been to condemn out-of-hand fath=
ers and men in general, to cast the male of the species as the cause and per=
petrators of all injustice in our world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThe challenge before us as men and fathers is to turn this arou=
nd=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENot through conflict o=
r subversion, but through practical love and example in our lives and famili=
es=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ETake lessons from Frodo the Hobbit=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELearn that <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2E=
bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Flistening=2Ejpg' a=
lign=3Dright border=3D0=3Ehumility and innocence are the keys to bearing gre=
at power without becoming tainted=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EStay humble=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EList=
en to your children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EListe=
n to your wife=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERemember t=
hat you are not perfect but you must follow the One who is=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOnly from Him can you learn the secrets of=
 true success=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=3EYours for Frodo-like fathers<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
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=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison =
for=A028 years=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl,=
 ranging in age from 22 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, son=
gwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh a=
t himself=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E=
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ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-siz=
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SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ETHE ART OF=
 FATHERING<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0<BR=3E</SPAN=3EWILD CHILD <=
BR=3Epart 1</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-f=
ont-size: 12=2E0pt'=3Eby Paul Sloan<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'ur=
n:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-=
stops: 0cm' align=3Dcenter=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EI was walking along the beach=
 the other day when I came across a mum and her little child =91wrestling=92=
 in the park=2E As I watched the child throwing his little tantrum, it becam=
e obvious the energy levels were at a maximum, and apparently uncontrollable=
 by mum=2E The more I watched this little dynamo, the more I felt what it mu=
st be like at home for the parents, and for the whole family for that matter=
=2E Comparing my own children I felt at ease that play time was still fun, a=
nd not a trying time =96 still able to enjoy both the fast times, and the sl=
ow peaceful times with my kids=2E Pondering this thought, I came across an a=
rticle about the =91wild child=92 written by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka in Grapevi=
ne magazine, and felt to relay her message=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; ta=
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rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-s=
tops: 0cm'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAll kids need a bit of =91wild=92 in the=
m=2E A bit of spirit=2E A bit of spark=2E A bit of dig their toes in, can=92=
t hold them back, get up and go=2E That=92s normal=2E Healthy=2E Good=2E But=
 some mothers do =91ave =92 em =96 in DOUBLE-strength! We=92re talking serio=
us =91wild=92 here=2E We=92re talking<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebos=
web=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fangry%20mother=2Ejpg'=
 align=3Dright border=3D0=3E kids who can=92t get up or dressed or washed or=
 fed without creating a crisis or mess=2E We=92re talking kids who=92ll wrec=
k your day by throwing wobblies, spoil your shopping by making a scene, and =
sulk all morning =91cause you cut their sandwich into squares rather than tr=
iangles! These are kids who can=92t sit without climbing, walk without lungi=
ng, talk without shouting, look without touching or touch without wrecking=2E=
 And if this sounds like a small person who lives at your place, that=92s ha=
rdly surprising =96 because most families have at least one =96 and some hav=
e an entire collection!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText=
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lang=3DEN-AU 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=3DMsoBlockText st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size=
: 12=2E0pt'=3E=93But other people=92s kids aren=92t like this!=94 you cry=2E=
 =93Where have we gone wrong=3F=94 Well cheer up, chances are you haven=92t =
gone wrong =96 you=92ve just got a spirited kid=85a special kid=85a gifted k=
id=2E As the author suggests =96 your child is not a problem =96 your child =
is simply =91MORE=92; more focused, more determined, more sensitive, and mor=
e energetic=2E And the way to enjoy your child is to learn how to manage tho=
se =91mores=92=85<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/c=
lient=5Fimages/fathers=5Fangry%20girl%201=2Egif' align=3Dleft border=3D0=3EM=
ore Intense; More Persistent; More Sensitive; More Aware; More Slow-To-Adapt=
; More irregular; More Energetic; More Cautious-At-First; and More Moody=2E =
Trying to control these children with =91more=92 can raise a whole lot of em=
otions - look at the short examples below and see if we can all relate to on=
e or more of these statements:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBl=
ockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockT=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EFear:</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E =93Please=
 tell me I didn=92t screw up=3F That I=92m not a terrible parent=3F=94<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;=
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T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EResentme=
nt:</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E =93Some days I think, what did I d=
o to be punished like this=3F=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
BlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=
=3E<B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EShame:</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E =
=93I see a lot of me in my son=2E My bad points=2E I=92m stubborn and impati=
ent =96 and so is he=2E It bugs me when he acts that way=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIG=
N: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E<B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEmbarrassment: </S=
PAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=93 I glare at other shoppers and tell th=
em to mind their own business as I struggle with this kicking child=2E =93Wh=
at kind of father lets their child act like that in public=3F=94<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT=
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EExhaustion:</=
SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E =93Every day I wonder, =91How long befo=
re he drives me crazy=3F=92 I tell myself to hold out for another 30 minutes=
 till my husband gets home=2E Then he phones to say he=92s running late!=94<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E<B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAnge=
r:</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E =93Since day one, she has screamed =
for attention=2E The more you give, the more she wants, the other kids don=92=
t need it=2E Why does she=3F=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoB=
lockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0cm'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockT=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESome of us can relate to these, some perhaps not=2E I kn=
ow through raising three children that all kids are different, have differen=
t needs, different emotions, and different triggers=2E I suppose the key, th=
rough my limited knowledge in this area, is to know those triggers that brin=
g out the best in kids, and of course the opposite=2E I often struggle with =
finding the right levels of both leniency, and supervision=85often leaning t=
oward the more lenient side (much to my wife=92s dismay)=2E One of the =91mo=
res=92 I believe we all need to display, and to receive, is =91more love=92=2E=
 More More More!!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=
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AR-SA=3F=3Eby Dr=2E Graham McLennan<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-=
break'=3E<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3ETo=
 celebrate Australia Day the Fatherhood Foundation wishes to honour some of =
Australia=92s many fathers in the faith=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThe spiritual roots of our nation are very deep=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Aboriginal people are a very spiritua=
l people=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany of Australi=
a=92s early explorers were men of great spiritual depth=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe reprint an extract from Graham McLennan=92=
s excellent article, =91Australia=92s Christian Heritage=92=2E </FONT=3E</SP=
AN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B=3E<I=3E<S=
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nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</B=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EWhile many Australians l=
ook to a convict past with its fear of authority and feeling of inferiority,=
 rejection, isolation and loneliness, there is another history yet to be wri=
tten, that of our forefathers and their faith - a positive affirmation of a =
nation with a providential destiny=2E It is encouraging to look at some of t=
he godly elements in Australia's colonial foundations=2E <BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3ELa=
w and Parliament<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</B=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fa=
reast-language: EN-AU'=3EOur Common Law has been based on the Christian fait=
h, exemplified by the statue of Jesus occupying the central place above the =
Royal Courts of Justice in London, and by many statements by scholars such a=
s one Chief Justice who declared: =93Christianity is parcel of the Common La=
w of England and therefore to be protected by it=2E So whatever strikes at t=
he very root of Christianity tends manifestly to the dissolution of civil go=
vernment=2E' Australia's oldest parliament (N=2ES=2EW=2E) opens with this pr=
ayer: 'Almighty God we humbly beseech thee to vouchsafe thy blessing upon th=
is parliament, direct and prosper our deliberations to the advancement of th=
y glory and the true welfare of the people, our State and Australia=2E Amen=2E=
'<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
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=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EA similar prayer =
is said in our Federal Parliament=2E <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebos=
web=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fparlim=2Ejpg' align=3D=
right border=3D0=3EOur Australian Constitution was prayed over continually b=
y the man mainly responsible for its passage through the House of Commons=2E=
 Alfred Deakin, who was later to become Prime Minister, regarded the Federal=
 Constitution as providential and that it only came into being through a ser=
ies of miracles=2E The Constitution Preamble states: 'Whereas the people of =
New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland; and Tasmania humbly =
relying on the blessing of Almighty God, have agreed to unite in one indisso=
luble Federal Commonwealth under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Br=
itain and Ireland, and under the Constitution hereby established=2E=2E=2E' <=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
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=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal 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; mso-fareast-language:=
 EN-AU'=3EThis preamble was in response to numerous signed petitions from pe=
ople from every colony represented in the Federal Convention=2E This acknowl=
edgement of the sovereignty of God was approved unanimously=2E Our Constitut=
ional Christian Monarchy likewise expresses the Lordship of Christ when the =
Queen is presented with the Bible: 'to keep your Majesty ever mindful of the=
 law and the Gospel of God as the rule for the whole of life and government =
of Christian Princes, we present you with this Book, the most valuable thing=
 this world affords=2E Here is wisdom; this is the royal law; these are the =
lively oracles of God=2E'<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWh=
en the Orb is delivered to the Queen, the coronation service states: 'Receiv=
e this Orb set under the cross, and remember that the whole world is subject=
 to the power and empire of Christ our Redeemer=2E'<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
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age: EN-AU'=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Faustralian-flag%20125=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft bo=
rder=3D0=3EOur Australian flag has four Christian crosses=2E In the Southern=
 Hemisphere God has placed the Southern Cross which is specially incorporate=
d into our national flag, along with the crosses of St Andrew, St Patrick an=
d St George=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3EIn Search of the Great South Land<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</B=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; T=
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LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIt=
 was a Portuguese Catholic, Magellan, who opened up the South Seas to the Eu=
ropeans=2E Magellan's main purpose was to convert the barbarous nations to C=
hrist=2E It was his faith that sustained him through terrible deprivations u=
ntil a strait was found into the Pacific=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPedro Fernandez de Quiros, another Portuguese Catholic, was =
also seeking to convert the inhabitants of the south seas to Christianity an=
d believed he finally had discovered 'Australia Del Espiritu Santo' - a land=
 he dedicated to the Holy Spirit - which he described as being the region of=
 the south as far as the pole=2E Since he in fact discovered the New Hebride=
s, the region he described includes all of Australasia, which encompasses Ne=
w Zealand as well=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAbel Ta=
sman was the first European to sight New Zealand and Tasmania and on his ret=
urn wrote in his journal 'God be praised and thanked for this happy voyage=2E=
'<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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U'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe first =
Christian minister came with the First Fleet=2E He was recommended by the So=
ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel=2E John Newton and William Wilberfor=
ce, two members of the Eclectic Society persuaded England's Prime Minister, =
William Pitt to accept Richard Johnson s nomination=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJohnson an Evangelical churchman, took with him m=
any Bibles, Books of Common Prayer, Psalters and numerous booklets against c=
ommon sins, and on Sunday 3rd February 1788 he conducted the first Christian=
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nder unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me=2E'</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DE=
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o-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EFor further information on Australia's Christia=
n Heritage visit:<BR=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fbla=
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BR=3EPart two of a letter to the Prime Minister by the Lone Fathers Associat=
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a legal presumption of equal shared physical custody<EM=3E, a clear message =
would be sent by the Australian community</EM=3E <EM=3Eto the divorce indust=
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arenting (including parenting time) by both its parents and a right to not h=
ave a loving parent arbitrarily removed from its life=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe divorce industry would be instructed by the=
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rt, on a typically narrow, short sighted, and false interpretation of the =93=
best interests of the child=94, and the parent should subsequently kill them=
selves in despair, that child will never know its parent or have the support=
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t present these events happen very frequently, as often as two or three time=
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the equivalent of a Bali bombing every few weeks=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
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pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EParliament must take a large part of the blame =
for these suicides and their aftermaths, because Parliament is ultimately re=
sponsible for the legislation and the judicial and administrative systems th=
at encourage these tragedies, and Parliament has not acted to deal with the =
problem=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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extreme=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYet that is the b=
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T size=3D2=3EAustralia already has a Federal Magistrate=92s Court that does =
not work properly for the very reason that it has no real teeth and is overs=
hadowed by the Family Court=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lan=
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ONT size=3D2=3EA Tribunal would just =93recycle=94 the same individuals, nam=
ely the lawyers, psychologists, social workers, and departmental officials w=
ho are running the system at present=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThese people would not improve the system, as they have made it cl=
ear that they do not support a rebuttable presumption of shared care =96 a p=
resumption that you evidently had in mind when you asked the Committee to in=
vestigate the issue=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
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U style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3E=
<EM=3EChild Support Scheme<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</EM=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana=
'=3EIn relation to child support, there are some recommendations in the Repo=
rt which need to be considered=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBodyText2 style=3D'MARGIN:=
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rdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBodyText2 style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana'=3EHowever, the recommendation on the =93cap=94 misses the point=
 about the major structural deficiencies in the scheme, which cause huge wor=
k disincentives in some income areas=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoBodyText2 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThe recomm=
endations on the =93cap=94 and overtime and second jobs are not opposed by u=
s as such=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut they utilis=
e faulty analysis and are for that reason very unsatisfactory when compared =
with better alternatives already identified to deal with those specific prob=
lems in the child support formula=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3ESee the detailed suggestions on those matters in the LFAA=92s submi=
ssion to the Inquiry=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhy =
not select the best way to reform the Scheme, rather than a method that is g=
oing to create a whole raft of new problems=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBodyText2 style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana'=3EThere are also problems with the proposal for a contact allow=
ance=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBodyText2 style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
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MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3EThe recommendations to seize payers=92 driver=92s licences a=
nd extend the =93income base=94 to include lump sum payments and superannuat=
ion should not even be considered until there is a clear and definite move t=
owards an after-tax basis for the formula - if indeed then=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESeizing the licences of people who have to=
 drive to work so that they can earn an income would not be a smart move, an=
d has all the hallmarks of the worst features of failed US child support sch=
emes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAlso, what is =93sau=
ce for the gander=94 must be =93sauce for the goose=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat would mean that the licences of parents w=
ho refused access would also have to be seized<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
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</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThere are numerous other points in relation to the Co=
mmittee=92s recommendations that are listed in Attachment A to this letter=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EAlso attached=
 is a copy of the LFAA=92s submission to the Inquiry for your ease of refere=
nce=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
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<H1 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPers=
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When you asked the Committee to examine the issue of shared physical custody=
, millions of Australian citizens thought that at last we had a Prime Minist=
er who cares about the way many of our children are growing up without a fat=
her in their lives, and who recognises that much of this problem has been ca=
used by the institutions in place in Australia=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
IGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT si=
ze=3D2=3EThis was therefore potentially a major vote winner for the governme=
nt, as the opposition had signally failed to act in this area over many year=
s=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<H1 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EImpl=
ications of Committee=92s recommendations on shared parenting<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</I=3E</H1=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEX=
T-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FON=
T size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EIf the Committee=92s recommend=
ations opposed above are implemented, Australia can look forward to another =
decade and more of devastated children and a further increase in the number =
of suicides by fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETh=
is will be very bad for the community, and will reflect seriously on governm=
ents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FON=
T=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-A=
LIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT s=
ize=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EAcceptance of the recommendations =
on shared parenting would be a big vote loser=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe electoral backlash would come from the 70-90% of th=
e population in recent public opinion polls who said they wanted to see a pr=
esumption of joint physical custody=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EIt would come from all the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, an=
d other relatives and friends of men currently prevented by the divorce indu=
stry from exercising their basic human right to raise their own children=2E<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT siz=
e=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoHeading9 sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E<SPA=
N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3ER=
equested meeting<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN=
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ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT =
size=3D2=3EWe would appreciate a meeting with you to explain our concerns in=
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tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EYours sincerely<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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NT size=3D2=3EB C Williams<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EB=
EM JP - President<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 4'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
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E CAMP CONNECT STORY - PART I<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:sche=
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AN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3EI formed the Australian Camp Connect Association in June 2003, three =
years after my marriage broke down=2E My son was three and my daughter five =
at the time of separation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
I had no idea of what to expect going through a family breakdown, nor the ef=
fect it would have=2E For me it was like experiencing a living nightmare=2E =
All I wanted to do was wake up from it and find it was all a bad dream=2E<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
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Initially the contact I had with my children was very limited and it took a =
lot of time, energy and money to get to where I am with the contact that I s=
hare with my children today=2E I call the Family Law Court, <SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E=93The place where lives are shattered and d=
reams are broken=94=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=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; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau=
/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fdad=5Fkids2=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft bor=
der=3D0=3EIt was very evident to me in my own particular circumstance that t=
he quality of the contact time I shared with my children improved as the amo=
unt of contact time increased=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EThough the amount of time I have with my children is still some way fro=
m being what I would like, the relationship I have with them is very good=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: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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=3ESince becoming a separated father I have spoken to numerous single mother=
s who want the fathers of their children to be more involved in their childr=
en=92s lives than they currently are=2E For some families there is nil, or v=
ery limited contact, that these fathers have with their children=2E For othe=
rs the contact time is there, but the quality of the time spent with their c=
hildren is somewhat lacking=2E<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=
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=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EI enjoyed your article, wherein you p=
romoted the positive idea of setting goals in key areas of our lives=2E<o:p=3E=
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'=3EAlthough I heartily agree,=A0over the=A0past few years, I've found it mo=
re and more difficult as a result of conflicting ideas in my mind:<o:p=3E</o=
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he thought that I, by some positive mental approach, can change the plans th=
at God has for my life (The tragedy is that we probably can, which also prob=
ably changes the direction and meaning that He had planned!)</SPAN=3E</I=3E<=
SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-f=
ont-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<I=3EThe ways of life, which have at times run rough=
shod over my aims and goals=2E</I=3E<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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-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 c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN =
lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ELet me explain=2E=A0 I am in n=
o way dissatisfied with my life, as I share it with a wonderful wife and dau=
ghter, both of whom mean the world to me, I have had many good opportunities=
 in the six decades plus that I have been granted and I guess the disappoint=
ments have become opportunities also (for the most part)=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: Verdana=
; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o=
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imes I have set and achieved worthwhile goals in years gone by and many time=
s I have failed to reach some as a result of what was beyond my control=2E=A0=
 I think that as I have grown a little older I have come to better understan=
d (or is it believe=3F) in the grace and sovereignty of God=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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use you are=A0one who can set and achieve goals I understand your passion; y=
ou probably read Maxwell, Covey, Schuller=A0and others and have become accus=
tomed to the principles and practices of these great writers, I'm sure howev=
er that you would agree there is a balance between PMA and allowing the grac=
e of God to work in our lives =2E =2E =2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
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font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0=2E =2E =2E I often g=
o shopping and walking with my eleven year old daughter, and yes it is fanta=
stic!=A0 She never stops talking and is never put off with the constant, =91=
No=92s=92, when ever she wants something that we feel she should not have=2E=
=A0 We are going camping (Dads and sons/daughters from the church) on Austra=
lia Day weekend and I know we will have a ball=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
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o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ELove your newslet=
ter and always relish the contents; even the humour (sometimes!)<o:p=3E</o:p=
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'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-b=
idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
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al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<B sty=
le=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE:=
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:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 14=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: n=
ormal'=3ETHE RESTORATION OF VALUES IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</B=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'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
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rdana'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation extends its support and congratulations t=
o Prime Minister John Howard for his comments on Public Education=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMr Howard has made a stand for what=
 he believes=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3ERegardless o=
f whether such a course of action would be deemed =91politically correct=92,=
 Mr Howard has placed the wellbeing of our children ahead of the furtherance=
 of his own political career=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EIt is a step forward for our society that issues regarding our children=92=
s values can be discussed openly=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThose who would label Mr Howard=92s position on this issue as =91int=
olerant=92 would perhaps do well to be more tolerant of other people=92s vie=
ws themselves=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'FON=
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ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN l=
ang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ERecently a fri=
end of the Fatherhood Foundation in discussion of =91what we are teaching, a=
nd what we should be teaching our children=92 shared his own experience of t=
he public school system and made the following frank summation=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=93From several years of =91life educa=
tion=92 in a public school, all I really gained were three ideas:<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E1=2E It=92s OK to be gay, 2=2E My pare=
nts are child abusers, and 3=2E A long list of drugs which I might like to s=
ample=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis young man w=
ent on to spend a substantial amount of time in prison and continues to grap=
ple with issues of drug addiction and acute mental illness=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: Verda=
na'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EOpinions and ideas help to define our place in=
 our peer group and society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3EThe wrong ideas present the wrong pathways=2E Parents and schools should =
be free to present a united front in the education of our children=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf fathers, mothers and teachers c=
ould be seen to be engaged in a relationship of mutual trust and support thi=
s would be beneficial for all concerned=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=
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'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAny attempt to force-=
feed students a doctrine of universal tolerance is not only a contradiction =
in terms, but also self-defeating=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3ENo individual in our society has complete freedom=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are each responsible to one another=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn order to make judgements =
about whether an action is permissible in our society, we require values=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEncouraging our children to =
be =91value-neutral=92 for =91fear of intolerance=92 holds alarming possibil=
ities for their future, and makes very little sense=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: Verdana'=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: 10pt; FON=
T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt would appear that a school curriculum which seeks to=
 dictate the doctrines of political correctness, rather than facilitate the =
formation of opinions and values in children, is unethical and shortsighted=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children have the right=
 to an environment of gentle and loving nurture in which they can become the=
 kind of citizens who will make for themselves positive opinions and choices=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is more important t=
o our nation=92s future than promoting the rights of those minority groups d=
eemed kosher by the elites of our society=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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N 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; TEX=
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: Verdana'=3EThe dedicated teachers and administrators who work within our P=
ublic School system have at heart the best interests of our children=2E<SPAN=
 style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe should not allow a vacuum of =
values to destroy their best efforts=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThe restoration of values and the teaching of practical life skill=
s are paramount=2E The inclusion of goal setting, business ethics, respect f=
or authority, character development and the necessary skills to create and s=
ustain successful marital relationships are required=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThese, and others like them, are the qualities w=
hich will enable our children to ensure the future well-being of our society=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf we as parents and tea=
chers, can lead our children by example toward the ideals of love, respect, =
and family values, perhaps in the future our children will then have somethi=
ng to teach us=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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'=3EIf you know of anyone who can help Dads in Distress with their request f=
or help, please contact Tony Miller 02 6652 8113=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe and his team of volunteers are doing an awesome j=
ob=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FON=
T-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 =
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ze: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E=
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U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 18=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3Dorangered=3E<=
FONT size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3EDIDs Request for Help<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</F=
ONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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Y: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E=A0<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLO=
R: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-la=
nguage: EN-AU'=3ETo All our Supporters;<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 lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-=
bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIt seems as though =
we will have to cancel our suicide intervention training through lack of spo=
nsors=2E I will need to know we will have enough $$$ by next Wednesday 28th =
January=2E The bill will arrive at the end of February=2E So far I have had =
one reply by a federal politician of $50 towards the $10000 I need to train =
our volunteers=2E I guess that's the value these days of a man's life=2E Bef=
ore I make the call telling our volunteers it's off, I am sending this out t=
o all of you in the hope you will pass it on to a local business or radio st=
ation, church=A0or anyone you think maybe able to help=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is basic training, none of our volunteers=
 get paid to do this, they do it because they care, they do it because they =
have been there, they do it in the hope of saving a life=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-F=
AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3EI seem to be spending more time these days chasing fund=
ing than doing the actual work, a common problem amongst the many in men's w=
ork=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEveryone seems to be =
struggling with insufficient funds to do the real work=2E We are in the midd=
le of an epidemic of male suicide=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EWe are seeing an overflow of men seeking help=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDo we need to wait for an election before we s=
ee the $$ given out in the lead up=3F=3F That seems to be what everyone's sa=
ying=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESadly I think they a=
re right=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; ms=
o-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EDo they realise just how m=
uch money we are saving the government in saving just one life=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHow many attempted suicides end up tax=
ing our health system, what's it cost=A0in doctor's, nurses, psych's, hospit=
al beds etc,=A0how much productivity is lost to our industries through both =
male and female going through the trauma of divorce or separation=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHow many single vehicle accidents, =
how many deaths by drowning, death by misadventure etc, etc are actual suici=
des=2E And what's the cost to our children and loved ones left behind=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; COLOR: =
black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-langu=
age: EN-AU'=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-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EMen are seeking help, that is proven by t=
he number of emails and calls we are receiving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt shows in the fact that our meetings especially in t=
he cities are overflowing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
It shows in the fact that there are many groups out there receiving the same=
 influx=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd what's our an=
swer, we spend millions fencing bridges so men won't jump off, we throw mone=
y at deficit model men's programs that ensures we are labelled, we seed magn=
ificent programs knowing they won't last past the seeding money=A0and we are=
 left to tell our volunteers that not only do we want you to save lives and =
work for nothing but we cannot afford to even train you=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: j=
ustify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FA=
MILY: 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 0=
cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3EI don't know what it cost to print and distribute, 'Eve=
ry Picture tells a story,' the report from the child custody inquiry but I'l=
l bet it would have been more than enough to fund us for a year and save cou=
ntless lives=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur Sydney c=
oordinator who spends countless hours on the phone talking men down from sui=
cide cannot even afford to return calls but still somehow manages to save li=
ves, attend meetings, attend court proceedings and just be there for those t=
hat need him=2E There=A0are over 50 working at the coalface just like him al=
l over the country and that's just our group=2E Yes, every picture tells a s=
tory=2E What's a dad's life worth to you=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=3F<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; COLOR: black=
; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: =
bold; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ERemember Andre=2E=2E=2E=2E=3F<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThese are not just statistics they ar=
e real=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOver 5 males will =
commit suicide each and every day, 37 a week=2E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: bl=
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ld; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ETony Miller=A0 <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebo=
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'Comic Sans MS' color=3Ddarkslateblue size=3D4=3Eknowing that the power of t=
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