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0=3E sat with all the other children in the movie theatre, popcorn in hand, =
waiting to see =91Shark Tale=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EDoes it remind you of anyone=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
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 and be-wonderment that is a sign of a hardened heart=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
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hearts towards our children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3EEnjoy their childhood with them and learn to laugh and cry again=2E<SPAN =
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=3ESure I would love you to speak up for your fellow fathers at this critica=
l time in the last week of this important election campaign (See Election 20=
04 section)<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ebut what is more=
 critical is that you use these school holidays to turn your attention to yo=
ur children=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'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=
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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EOur children=
 have much to teach us about ourselves=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'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY=
: Verdana'=3EOur children can teach us to soften our hearts=2E<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'=3EOur children ca=
n teach us to enjoy the moment=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3E<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<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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rdana'=3EOne more word from our dear friend Albert Einstein, =91The pursuit =
of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to rem=
ain children all our lives=92=2E<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'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick</SPAN=3E</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E Marsh<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E</SPAN=3E=
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rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0=
to Alison for=A028 years=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and=
 one girl, ranging in age from 23 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a mus=
ician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can sti=
ll laugh at himself=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font =
size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E<=
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Verdana'=3E<FONT color=3Ddarkviolet size=3D5=3EElection 2004</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=
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One week to go and still no sign of any credible men=92s or fatherhood polic=
y from Mr Howard or Mr Latham=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EYour democratic system gives you the right to tell your local federal m=
ember what your will is=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EW=
hy not forward this whole newsletter to your local member, or better still g=
o to our <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3F=
s=3D2621&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Efatherhoodcoalition=2Eorg/'=3Ewww=2E=
fatherhoodcoalition=2Eorg</A=3E website and download a copy of our =91Men as=
 Fathers =96 Family Values 2004 Federal Election=92 checklist that will help=
 you make your decision as to who you should vote for in the coming federal =
election=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou could also e=
mail this newsletter to a friend and pass the checklist around your own netw=
ork=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe strategy of the N=
ational Fatherhood Coalition for the 9<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E October 2004 Federal=
 Election is to help people make an informed decision for the candidate of t=
heir choice=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFollowing is =
last week=92s National Fatherhood Coalition=92s media release which renewed =
our call for a National Fatherhood Summit=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe appl=
aud Mr Latham=92s move to honour older Australians and his goal to take the =
pressure off families=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMr =
Latham in his campaign launch speech, spoke about the =91family debt crisis=92=
, but he has forgotten the most devastating crisis that <st1:place w:st=3D'o=
n'=3E<st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:country-region=3E</st1=
:place=3E is facing, the <B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E=91fath=
erhood crisis=92</B=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDa=
vid Blankenhorn, respected author and researcher has stated, =91that fatherl=
essness is the most harmful demographic trend of this generation=92=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFatherlessness has been shown to =
increase poverty, increase crime, increase child abuse, increase drug abuse,=
 increase mental health problems and lower educational performance=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFatherlessness and family breakdow=
n cost <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia<=
/st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E 13 billion dollars per year=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOver one million Australian children=
 are growing up without their biological father in the home=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
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l'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ETh=
e nation=92s children say, =91Bring back the dads=92<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: j=
ustify'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: jus=
tify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
In addition to the physical absence of fathers from the home, it is also app=
arent that many physically present fathers are nonetheless psychologically a=
bsent from the lives of their children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3ESome studies show that parents spend roughly 40 percent less ti=
me with their children than did parents a generation ago=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDr Wade Horn, author of =91Fatherhood Fact B=
ook=92 said recently, =91<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EWhat ou=
r nation=92s children want is for us to find a way to bring back their fathe=
rs</B=3E=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
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'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt=
; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ECall a National Fatherhood <st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E=
<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3ESummit</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
PAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
IGN: justify'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPA=
N=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIG=
N: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana'=3ESpeaking up for <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'=
on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=92s children, Warwick M=
arsh, spokesman of the newly formed National Fatherhood Coalition said, =93T=
he National Fatherhood Coalition calls upon Mr Latham and Mr Howard to put t=
he children of this nation first=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EWe call on them to announce a National Fatherhood Summit to address =
the =91<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3Efatherhood crisis=92</B=3E=
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578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=
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ffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/f=
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mail=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue110-4th October, 2004=5Fpolice r=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3E<FONT color=3Dorangered size=3D4=3E=
Is the back broken on Child Porn </FONT=3E=3F<BR=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E<B=3E<SPAN=
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: EN'=3Eby Ron Hellyer<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-mic=
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: EN'=3EAs parents and fathers particularly, a serge of abhorrence erupted t=
his week with the arrests of so many Australians involved in child abuse in =
<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:sm=
arttags' /=3E<st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAust=
ralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi=
-language: EN'=3EYes, I said child abuse=2E That is what it is, even to view=
 such images, is in my view child abuse, not curiosity, not voyeurism but ou=
t and out child abuse=2E Such actions condone the continuance of this indust=
ry and feed the minds of the purveyors of this activity=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation has regularly suppor=
ted the view that the breakdown of society is based on the breakdown of the =
family structure=2E Those who support marriage between a man and women know =
of the enormous difficulties that can be experienced in maintaining relation=
ships but continue to do so=2E The attacks upon marriage are not only direct=
ed at the parents but as has been revealed, the children of society=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-F=
AMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3ETake time to read the linked articl=
es below=2E Consider the details of those who so far, have been arrested=2E =
They include policemen, doctors, prison guards, clergy, teachers, pre-school=
 owners and as investigating police have described =93Mr=2E Joe Average=94=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
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rent that has existed for some time in society and is perpetuated by the tec=
hnological advances and easy access to the web=2E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http=
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so-ansi-language: EN'=3ETwo areas seem to underlie this activity=2E The pers=
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ved in selling images=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN s=
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 no mistake, many more =91normal people' are out there ready to exploit chil=
dren, even their own=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3EAs fathers we are pr=
otectors of our children, protectors of our families and protectors of our s=
tatus as fathers=2E Many of those involved in the porn rings are fathers and=
 husbands=2E Do you think they are protectors of our children=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=
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: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3EFathers are not only protectors directly=
 but indirectly=2E Gentlemen, it is our responsibility to do something when =
we see internet porn spread in the workplace; it is our responsibility to mo=
nitor our PC=92s at home; it is our responsibility to lead our family throug=
h an ever increasing barrage of attack on the family structure=2E<o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3ECan you imagine the psychological affec=
ts that have been caused to the children involved in these activities=3F The=
 destruction of future generations and families=3F I am not overstating the =
consequences that come from pornography at all levels=2E Remember Martin Bry=
ant and the <st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EPort Arthur</st=
1:place=3E</st1:City=3E massacre=3F A lifetime of pornography was at the fou=
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; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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so-ansi-language: EN'=3EAlready four of the participants in this porn ring h=
ave suicided, one in <st1:State w:st=3D'on'=3EQueensland</st1:State=3E, two =
in <st1:State w:st=3D'on'=3EVictoria</st1:State=3E and one in <st1:State w:s=
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any people have a solid, ingrained resistance to change, particularly when t=
hat change doesn=92t align with the way they think=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EOur understanding and=
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ure of our age=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen we lo=
ok back to another age, another time and culture, we are often horrified by =
how the reasoning of the proponents of change has been trivialised, debunked=
 or ignored=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EConsider the =
campaigns to end child labour in factories, for the right for women to vote,=
 for an end to the slave trade=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFrom my desk I have a view across a small=
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on land in <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-co=
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'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=92s history=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENinety-six men died when the mine e=
xploded on 31 July, 1902=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
When the blast occurred, school children rushed to their classroom windows a=
nd saw a pall of smoke billowing from the mine entrance=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany of the children had fathers working in t=
he mine=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOne can only imag=
ine what those children experienced in their hearts and minds at that moment=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUntil then, the mine own=
ers had lived in a paradise of fools, where the myth that the Mt Kembla mine=
 was the safest in the world was so often repeated to justify unsafe work pr=
actises, that it was accepted by them as a self-evident truth=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThose who worked at the coal face, rather=
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Verdana'=3EThere is a comparable divergence of views between parents who hav=
e had their children legally removed from their care and the judges who admi=
nister the law =91in the best interests of the children=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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, is the different perspective of these parents without children who are dic=
tated to by formula-loving bureaucrats on the meaning of child support, and =
the legislators who inhabit an ideological paradise where self-interest and =
a cultivated ignorance breeds a contempt for supposedly non-complying =91del=
inquent dads=92=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI look forward to the time when society looks back with =
horror at the injustices of an age when the displacement of parental authori=
ty and responsibility by officialdom was accepted with compliance and tacit =
approval=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
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na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ERoland Foster is a non-custodial father,=
 separated since 1997, with 5 young children aged between=A07 and 15 years=2E=
=A0 Roland is a passionate father and an active social reformer who believes=
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lace=3E</st1:country-region=3E's current laws are contributing to the creati=
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erdana'=3E<BR=3Eby Dr Wade Horn<BR=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2621&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Enewsweek=
ly=2Ecom=2Eau/articles/2004apr24=5Fdad=2Ehtml'=3Ehttp://www=2Enewsweekly=2Ec=
om=2Eau/articles/2004apr24=5Fdad=2Ehtml</A=3E<BR=3ENews Weekly, 24 April 200=
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 FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EDr Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and =
Families in the US Department of Health and Human Services, gave an outstand=
ing presentation to the Australian Family Association at the Thomas More Cen=
tre in <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:of=
fice:smarttags' /=3E<st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EMelbour=
ne</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E on the vital, but neglected, role of fathers i=
n families=2E This is an edited version of his talk=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EI must con=
fess that the introduction may have exaggerated my importance just a bit=2E =
You see in <st1:State w:st=3D'on'=3EWashington</st1:State=3E there's this ru=
le - perhaps you have a similar rule here in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=
=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E -=
 that your influence is inversely related to the length of your title=2E<BR=3E=
<BR=3EThat's why we call the President, 'The President=2E' He's got a short =
title, but a big job=2E That's why we call the Secretary, 'The Secretary=2E'=
 Short title, big job=2E And my title is 'Assistant Secretary for Children a=
nd Families, Administration for Children and Families, at the U=2ES=2E Depar=
tment of Health and Human Services=2E'<BR=3E<BR=3EBut there is one title tha=
t I do have that is short and that carries a lot of weight=2E And that title=
 is 'Dad=2E' I will argue that there is no more consequential social trend i=
n <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAmerica</st1:pl=
ace=3E</st1:country-region=3E, and in the world, than children who grow up w=
ithout their fathers=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=
=3EAbsent fathers</B=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EIn 1960, the total number of children liv=
ing in father-absent families in the <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:=
place w:st=3D'on'=3EU=2ES=2E</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E was less t=
han 10 million=2E Today, that number stands at nearly 24 million=2E<BR=3E<BR=
=3EThis means that nearly four out of every 10 children in <st1:country-regi=
on w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAmerica</st1:place=3E</st1:country=
-region=3E will, this very night, go to bed in a home absent of their father=
=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EAnd things are getting worse, not better=2E By some estimates=
, the number of children who will live a significant portion of their childh=
oods in father-absent homes will increase to 60 per cent of children born in=
 the 1990s=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EFor the first time in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'o=
n'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAmerica</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E's=
 history, the average child can expect to live some significant portion of t=
heir lives in a home without a father present=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EUnfortunately, f=
atherlessness is not just an American problem=2E Increasingly, fatherlessnes=
s is becoming an international problem as well=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EFor example, ha=
lf of all children born in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=
=3D'on'=3ESweden</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E today are fathered by =
men out of wedlock, as are almost half of Danish children and more than a th=
ird of Canadian children=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIn addition, 42 per cent of recent ma=
rriages in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3ESwitzerland</st1:country-region=
=3E and 75 per cent of marriages in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:p=
lace w:st=3D'on'=3ECuba</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E are now expecte=
d to end in divorce=2E Roughly 20 per cent of all families with children in =
<st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3EBritain</st1:country-region=3E, <st1:count=
ry-region w:st=3D'on'=3ECanada</st1:country-region=3E, <st1:country-region w=
:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:country-region=3E, and <st1:country-region w:st=3D=
'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3ENorway</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E =
are growing up in father-absent homes=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThe increase in the numb=
er of father-absent households is not restricted to industrialised nations=2E=
 Similar trends can be seen in developing nations as well=2E<BR=3E<BR=3ESing=
le-parent households account for nearly one-third of households in <st1:coun=
try-region w:st=3D'on'=3ETrinidad and Tobago</st1:country-region=3E and almo=
st one-fifth in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3ECameroon</st1:country-regi=
on=3E, in sub-Saharan <st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAfrica</st1:place=3E=2E<BR=3E=
<BR=3EIn addition to the physical absence of fathers from the home, it is al=
so apparent that many physically present fathers are nonetheless psychologic=
ally absent from the lives of their children=2E Overall, American parents to=
day spend roughly 40 per cent less time with their children than did parents=
 a generation ago=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EOne study found that almost 20 per cent of 6=
th- through 12th graders had not had a good conversation lasting for at leas=
t 10 minutes with at least one of their parents in more than a month=2E<BR=3E=
<BR=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3ESocial consequences of fat=
her absence</B=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EWhat are the consequences of this increased amo=
unt of father absence=3F<BR=3E<BR=3EAlmost 75 per cent of American children =
living in single-parent families will experience poverty before they turn 11=
-years-old, compared to only 20 per cent of children in two-parent families;=
<BR=3E<BR=3EViolent criminals in the U=2ES=2E are overwhelmingly males who g=
rew up without fathers, including up to 60 per cent of rapists, 75 per cent =
of adolescents charged with murderers, and 70 per cent of long-term prison i=
nmates=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EChildren living in a father-absent home are also more l=
ikely to:<BR=3E<BR=3E* be suspended or expelled from school, or to drop out;=
<BR=3E* have been treated for an emotional or behavioural problem;<BR=3E* co=
mmit suicide as adolescents; and<BR=3E* be victims of child abuse or neglect=
=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EStudies show that the consequences of fatherlessness encounte=
red in the <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EUnited=
 States</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E are the same as those encounter=
ed in other countries=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EA study of Dutch adolescents found that =
children growing up in single-parent households had higher levels of psychol=
ogical problems, including suicide, than those who grew up with both a mum a=
nd a dad=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EA Swedish study found that children who did not live =
with their married mother and father did poorer academically=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EA=
 study in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EFinland=
</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E found that children fathered out of we=
dlock are more than twice as likely to engage in criminal conduct compared t=
o those born into a married family, even after taking into account social an=
d economic factors=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIn <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:p=
lace w:st=3D'on'=3ECanada</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E, researchers =
found a connection between suicidal thoughts and living without a biological=
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'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThank goodness the Australian Federal Pol=
ice (AFP) has not forgotten them=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<FON=
T color=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=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 styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EThe Na=
tional Fatherhood Coalition applaud Mick Keelty and his team at the AFP=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBy 30<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E Septem=
ber, 191 people had been arrested in the biggest crackdown on child pornogra=
phy in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia<=
/st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=92s history=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe frightening thing is that there are many others,=
 caught up in child internet pornography as the AFP Commissioner, Mick Keelt=
y has said, =93It was just the tip of the iceberg=94=2E<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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ve=
rdana'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT colo=
r=3D#000000=3EWarwick Marsh from the National Fatherhood Coalition says, =93=
Unless we begin to deal with the core issues which underlie this epidemic of=
 child pornography, we won=92t solve the problem=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=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'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT color=3D=
#000000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EAustra=
lians Believe Our Values are Under Serious Threat<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</S=
TRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EThe massive increase in fatherlessness=
 in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st=
1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E over the last three decades has gone hand =
in hand with spiralling family breakdown=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETraditional morals and family values have been abandoned in =
favour of the =91if it feels good, do it=92 moral relativism=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECurrent research is showing that 68=2E9% =
of Australians believe that the fundamental values of our society are under =
serious threat (Roy Morgan Research, 12 months to the end of Dec 2002)=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have sown a wind and reaped=
 a whirlwind=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children=
 continue to pay the price for our selfishness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe time has come to act, but this will involve a chan=
ge of heart and a change of mind on our part=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<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 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT colo=
r=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=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; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EProt=
ect our Children =96 Return to Family Values<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=
=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-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ve=
rdana'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT colo=
r=3D#000000=3EWarwick Marsh from the National Fatherhood Coalition said, =93=
We call upon Mr Howard and Mr Latham, if they are elected, to protect women =
and children and ban x-rated videos=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3E<st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustral=
ia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E needs a government that will come up=
 with a national solution to the epidemic of internet pornography=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe also call for the teaching of tr=
aditional family values in schools and not the politically correct doctrines=
 of moral relativism=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPlea=
se refer to the =91Men as Fathers =96 Family Values 2004 Federal Election Ch=
ecklist=92, available at </FONT=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/=
email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2621&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Efatherhoodc=
oalition=2Eorg=2Eau/'=3Ewww=2Efatherhoodcoalition=2Eorg=2Eau</A=3E<FONT colo=
r=3D#000000=3E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
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=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EOur children cannot vote=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETheir voice is not heard=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe National Fatherhood Coa=
lition is determined to speak up on their behalf=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children look to us to teach them moral guidance=
 and protect them from sexual predators=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EHow much longer must our children wait=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
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ONG=3EBarry Williams</STRONG=3E: 0417 668 802<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1=
'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E02 6258 4216<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 2'=
=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:plac=
e w:st=3D'on'=3ECanberra</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E, ACT<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FON=
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PAN=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<STRONG=3EPostal & Web</STRONG=3E: National Fa=
therhood Coalition, <st1:address w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:Street w:st=3D'on'=3E217=
 Nolan St</st1:Street=3E, <st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3EBerkeley</st1:City=3E</st1=
:address=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENSW<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E2506 <STRONG=3Ewww=2Efatherhoodcoalition=2E=
org=2Eau<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</DIV=3E<P class=3D=
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</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<o:p=3E=
<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=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<STRONG=3E<FONT size=3D4=3E<FONT color=3Ddeeppi=
nk=3ELetters<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D#000=
000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</STRONG=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'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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a'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3ELet's hope =
that Chief Justice Diane Bryant's lives up to all we heard and reforms this =
archaic and biased system into what it was intended to be, a fairer system t=
hat's just not there at the moment=2E It's not there for our children, it's =
not there for our dads and in reality it's not there for our mums=2E And it'=
s certainly not there for our grandparents=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=3DE=
N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT color=3D=
#000000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=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'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EI applaud this Government for finally=
 taking the challenge and maybe in seeing that justice must be done and not =
just seen to be done=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E It's not j=
ust the <st1:Street w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:address w:st=3D'on'=3EFamily Law Cour=
t</st1:address=3E</st1:Street=3E, but this Government has put into place a t=
askforce looking into the Child Support Agency as well as the <st1:Street w:=
st=3D'on'=3E<st1:address w:st=3D'on'=3EFamily Law Court</st1:address=3E</st1=
:Street=3E changes=2E I hear it myself daily and have experienced it myself,=
 the injustice of this system is just unbelievable=2E I cannot talk about it=
 due to section 121 of the Family Law Act, but=A0 believe me I am working on=
 that=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EThe story needs to be told and it will Be =2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EFor all those dads out there who have been dealt =
an injustice=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E When you go to the polls=
 in the oncoming weeks just remember who has put into place the reforms that=
 are now happening=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E This Government is the o=
nly Government that has looked after the men's movement, the Dads movement=2E=
 It's the only Government that has ever looked at males in playing any real =
significance in this country=2E And that's not excluding women=2E It's only =
recognising that we mere males play a role=2E I have a daughter as well as s=
ons and I see this government as the only one that will look after all of us=
=2E There are real people out there who are working towards the same outcome=
s we are=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E Minister Larry Anthony, Luke Hartsuker MP, Ken Ticeh=
urst MP, Alan Cadman MP, Ross Cameron MP,=A0 without a doubt Senator Len Har=
ris=2E The wonderful=A0 Diane Underwood the campaigning Granny is running tr=
ying to make a difference=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EFor us=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2EAnd there are many, many more=2E<BR=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'=3E<FONT color=3D#00=
0000=3EI suggest you look up you're local member and ask the question =3F=3F=
 Please, it needs to be asked=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E YOU pla=
y a role, because together the stats are telling us WE are a very powerful f=
orce=2E=2E YOUR vote counts and remember when you go to the polls who has be=
en helping you=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EStand up and be coun=
ted=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2EAnd that doesn't mean agreeing with me, it mean's looking at who's =
helping you=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EPlease che=
ck this article out=2E<BR=3E</FONT=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2621&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Esmh=2Eco=
m=2Eau/articles/2004/09/28/1096137233753=2Ehtml'=3Ehttp://www=2Esmh=2Ecom=2E=
au/articles/2004/09/28/1096137233753=2Ehtml</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
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m 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; =
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 do not have a dedicated men's policy=2E For too long now, the political pro=
cess has been hijacked by the sisterhood - it's time men put their hand up=2E=
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y may be the majority of politicians, in fact wield very little political po=
wer as a class=2E In the past twenty years, the interests of what are percei=
ved to be `women's issues' has dominated the Australian political landscape =
with both major parties beholden to WEL and their cohorts=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EAs a result men have been left out in the c=
old=2E Today, males form the bulk of the unemployed, and fathers are denied =
natural justice in the Family Court=2E Men's mental and health needs have be=
en neglected and as a result, the male suicide rate is over four times the f=
emale rate=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
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 boys under-performance in schools is a national disgrace, and young men are=
 denied job opportunities in the public and private sectors thanks to affirm=
ative action masquerading as `equal opportunity'=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E<=
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<FONT color=3D#000000=3EYet we never hear about these issues=3F Why is that=3F=
 Because at the present time there is an imbalance in the political decision=
 making process - men are virtually invisible=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</S=
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ONT color=3D#000000=3EThings must change if men and boys are to get a `fair =
go' in this country=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
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at is urgently needed is legislation to ensure equal access and parenting ri=
ghts for both separating parents, all reverse discrimination policies should=
 be abolished, and a national health strategy initiated to improve male heal=
th, and programs funded to elevate boys performance in our schools=2E Aborti=
on on demand laws deny many men their right to fatherhood=2E A national camp=
aign should be undertaken to bolster the importance of marriage and fatherin=
g=2E Many social problems arise from a fatherless household situation=2E<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-farea=
st-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EIf you are a woman, then go ah=
ead and vote for either Labor or the Liberals=2E If you are a man, why shoul=
d you vote for a major party when they are so anti-male=3F Before you vote, =
ask yourself: 'Which party is looking to the interests of men=3F' More impor=
tantly ask yourself, `Do you care as much about the plight of men as you do =
women=3F' Do you think men should receive the same government funding as wom=
en do=3F ($20 million verses over $3 BILLION)=2E If so, then vote for the Ch=
ristian Democrats!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
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0=3EMen: Vote for the party which has a progressive stance on male issues!<o=
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reast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EYours sincerely,<o:p=3E</o:=
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