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re eye contact and do more of the things that help us connect with others=2E=
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 is a wonderful way for you and your family to bond closer together=2E<SPAN =
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is to be a leader=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGood le=
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ugh leader to inspire laughter in your family=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
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mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOne of these is to become the laugh leader=
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erdana'=3EWhilst formulating the curriculum content for our =91Good to Great=
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run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s tied up in your ability to laugh and your ab=
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Verdana'=3ELovework<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E<=
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This week have a family dinner and get everyone to tell their favourite joke=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf your children are too=
 young, tickle them or get them to laugh with you=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECheck out our laughter section in this newsletter a=
nd tell everyone the jokes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Become the laugh leader for your children and family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGive them a legacy of laughter that they will re=
member forever=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI can assu=
re you, it won=92t be a burden=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for more laughter<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
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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 =
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cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3ECongratulations to John Howard and the Coal=
ition=2E Such a decisive win by the coalition certainly sets the agenda for =
next three years=A0for a stable and well managed government=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
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Y: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EHowever, it is this government that =
the Fatherhood Foundation has been negotiating with for some years in relati=
on to fatherlessness in <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:schemas=
-microsoft-com:office:smarttags' /=3E<st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:=
place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E It wou=
ld appear that the problem is too big to handle and has been largely ignored=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EInterestingly, the Famil=
y First party was brought in by the Prime=A0Minister to discuss preferences =
during the election campaign=2E The caretaker government has seen them as a =
serious new contender in this election=2E Why them=3F <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3D'Tim=
es New Roman'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-langua=
ge: EN-AU'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-F=
AMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
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The Fatherhood Foundation believes that the policy base that Family First st=
ands on is a very needy and powerful fact, the issue of placing families fir=
st in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</=
st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E We have articulated many times that t=
he essence of society rests with the family structure and the breakdown of t=
his structure worldwide=2E=A0No one political party has rested its entire pl=
atform on family matters=2E The tide is turning and the Government is recogn=
ising it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'F=
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EThe next=A0=
three years will see this tide grow into the tidal wave we are anticipating=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation will await the arranging=
 of the new ministry and will proceed again to hammer the issue of fatherles=
sness and societal degradation in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:pla=
ce w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-lan=
guage: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</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-FA=
MILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3ENew alliances will need to be for=
ged as some of the previous political supporters in parliament may not be re=
turned=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMuch work, as alwa=
ys, needs to be done=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3D'Times New Roman'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<SPA=
N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-lang=
uage: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EIt might be noted that in =
our letters section Matt pointed out that the fundamental issue before us as=
 fathers is the issue of the heart=2E Our other 2 letters show that there is=
 still much injustice to be readdressed=2E Our society is sick and needs hea=
ling from within and without=2E The Fatherhood Foundation will continue to l=
obby and campaign for justice for fathers and men in general=2E In saying th=
at, we acknowledge that the greater challenge is the change within=2E Thanky=
ou Matt for your timely reminder=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-S=
IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</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; mso-ansi-langu=
age: EN-AU'=3EWe at the Fatherhood Foundation would like to thank all of our=
 readers who wrote letters, sent emails or endeavoured to get the many fathe=
rhood issues we have raised into the public debate in the election lead up=2E=
 Be assured your efforts were not in vain=2E The result speaks for itself=2E=
 What is of particular interest is the likely hood that the Family First par=
ty, who were number one on our checklist, are going to get some Senate posit=
ions=2E This would be a wonderful result for men as fathers and families in =
general=2E We spoke to Family First federal director Peter Harris on Friday =
and he told us that he has already raised the issue of the presumption of sh=
ared parenting with the Prime Minister in a private meeting last week=2E<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=
<o:p=3E<FONT face=3D'Times New Roman'=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EWe wo=
uld also like to thank and honour all the men=92s/fathers/family groups that=
 worked together in Operation Tidal Wave=2E Barry Williams from the Lone Fat=
hers Association deserves a huge accolade and round of applause along with t=
he team behind the Non-Custodial Parents Party, Christian Democratic Party a=
nd Senator Len Harris from One Nation=2E Good things have happened and more =
will happen as we continue to work together to restore families and encourag=
e fathers=2E Together we can make a difference=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<=
o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt'=3E<st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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Warwick</SPAN=3E</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E Marsh and Ron=
 Hellyer<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EFatherhood Foundation <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
N=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
N=3E</P=3E</SPAN=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</p=3E</font=3E</bl=
ockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#fffff=
f' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templat=
es/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E=
<td width=3D578 height=3D12 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Eb=
osweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egi=
f'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3EFathers Bal=
ancing Life</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=
=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/=
fathers=5Fissue111-11th October, 2004=5Fbalancing-act=2Egif' align=3Dleft=3E=
</div=3E <SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-lang=
uage: EN'=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B=3E<SPAN =
lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
 mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EBetter than Sex<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o n=
s =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-=
AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EBy Ron Hellyer<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-A=
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<o:p=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#=
000000=3EDid the title get your attention=3F Well anything headlining sex is=
 generally a drawcard=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
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0000=3ETwo journalists who thought of the title used it to headline their ne=
w book=2E <BR=3EHelen Trinca and Catherine Fox wrote the book =91Better than=
 Sex - How a whole generation got hooked on work=92<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language:=
 EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EWhy use such a title=3F <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</F=
ONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<F=
ONT color=3D#000000=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EWell the essence of the book is bas=
ed around sex in relationships being sacrificed for work=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language=
: EN'=3E </SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-ansi-language: EN'=3EWe are reminded that long hours on the job ha=
ve acted as a virtual contraceptive for a whole generation=2E 'The time and =
energy - mental and physical - needed for partners, a sex life and family re=
lationships simply disappear=2E The job sucks up the entire person=2E'<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
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rkers are encouraged to clock on psychologically 24/7=2E=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<=
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uage: EN'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=93The struggle to work and raise childr=
en or have a personal life are very real concerns for many people=2E In toda=
y=92s workplaces there=92s an often implicit requirement of full commitment =
in return for a job, leaving little time and energy for anything else=2E It=92=
s a transaction that simply didn=92t operate in such black and white terms a=
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 is highly relevant reading for men=2E It is Australian and portrays what is=
 happening in the working world of today=2E It is really nothing that should=
 be a surprise, but where are the solutions=2E I believe they lie in each of=
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or issues highlighted in research studies and faced by a couple separating a=
re communication and financial struggles=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=
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<FONT color=3D#000000=3EThese issues underpin the sacrifice made at work=2E =
On one hand we have to work to pay the bills and on the other hand while at =
work for long hours, we are not able communicate effectively, physically, em=
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liticians especially face the daunting task of long hours in their electorat=
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=91Fathering from the Fast lane=92 gives great practical assistance on how t=
o survive with a family and a very busy and demanding job, but at the end of=
 the day someone has to see what is happening and want to make a decision to=
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time to read these types of resources and time to consider where their life =
is heading=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
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 than ever before we need to have control in our lives and a focus on the pr=
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language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EThe generations to come are not b=
orn from work but from a man and wife wanting to create a family=2E<BR=3EThe=
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 the kitchen=2E The man was racing the engine on the motorcycle and somehow,=
 the motorcycle slipped into gear=2E The man, still holding the handlebars, =
was dragged through a glass patio door and along with the motorcycle, dumped=
 onto the floor inside the house=2E The wife, hearing the crash, ran into th=
e dining room, and found her husband laying on the floor, cut and bleeding, =
the motorcycle laying next to him, and the patio door shattered=2E The wife =
ran to the phone and summoned an ambulance=2E After the ambulance arrived an=
d transported the husband to the hospital, the wife uprighted the motorcycle=
 and pushed it outside=2E Seeing that gas had spilled on the floor, the wife=
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t=2E The husband was treated at the hospital and was released to come home=2E=
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one to his motorcycle=2E He became despondent, went into the bathroom, sat o=
n the toilet and smoked a cigarette=2E After finishing the cigarette, he fli=
pped it between his legs into the toilet bowl while still seated=2E The wife=
, who was in the kitchen, heard a loud explosion and her husband screaming=2E=
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trousers had been blown away and he was suffering burns on the buttocks, the=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3E$66 BILLION<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFAILURE<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EA review of the unemployment and welfare costs =
of the Child Support Agency (CSA) recently conducted by the PIR Independent =
Research Group has exposed serious and fundamental flaws in the CSA=92s oper=
ation=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
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AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe review also reveale=
d the catastrophic social and economic consequences of the CSA=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf particular concern are the high sui=
cide rates among CSA clientele=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EThis suicide rate is related, not to the loss of income by these paren=
ts (mainly fathers), but to the loss of their children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOnly 40% of non-custodial parents have any sig=
nificant contact with their children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThis is largely a consequence of the CSA=92s strategy of making co=
ntact time with their children the basis for the forced transfer of one pare=
nt=92s income to the other parent=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThis strategy is underpinned by the Family Court=92s sole parenting=
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are Higher<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAnother ma=
jor issue is the CSAs financial cost to the taxpayer=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPIR Independent Research has estimated this at $=
5 billion for 2002/03=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThi=
s cost estimate has been restricted to an analysis of the costs of the schem=
e in administration, increased welfare and lost productivity=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe real cost is likely to be well beyond=
 this=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMissing from the ca=
lculations are those costs which are difficult to determine such as the upwa=
rd pressure on interest rates of the $5 billion=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis unrevealed cost ought to be of great concern for=
 those families struggling to repay their mortgages and household debt=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-F=
AMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAt the inception of the CSA in 198=
8, Prime Minister Bob Hawke, proudly and boldly declared that, =93<I style=3D=
'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3EBy the year 1990, no Australian child will b=
e living in poverty</I=3E=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EThe reverse is the case=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3EThe social and economic costs of the CSA sits uncomfortably alongside it=92=
s dismal failure to deliver on it=92s original purpose of rescuing hundreds =
of thousands of children from the jaws of poverty=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
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=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<STRONG=
=3EChildren Receive Less<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana=
'=3EJohn Flanagan of the Fairness in Child Support Association said, =93<I s=
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en of separated families an average weekly amount of $36=2E13, which is subs=
tantially less than the $48=2E64 they received prior to the establishment of=
 the CSA=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</I=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style=
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The CSA experiment has failed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EThe social and fiscal costs are far too high=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EInterference by officialdom in the instinctive, nat=
ural and intuitive desire of parents to care for their children can only be =
destructive and counterproductive=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThe review of the CSA by the PIR Research Group has exposed the CSA=
 as unfair to both parents and children=2E</SPAN=3E</I=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh of the National Fatherhood Coalition said=
, =93<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3EThe Child Support Agency is =
going to cost the Australian taxpayer sixty-six billion dollars over the nex=
t ten years according to the PIR Report=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3ESurely this money could be better spent on education and health=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe ask the question of M=
r Howard and Mr Latham, how much longer must our children wait=3F</I=3E=94<o=
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=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3Dmediumblue size=3D4=3EFAMILY: The solution to tod=
ay's fatherhood crisis</FONT=3E<BR=3E</STRONG=3EPart 2<=3Fxml:namespace pref=
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ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3Eby Dr Wade Horn=
<BR=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D=
2643&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Enewsweekly=2Ecom=2Eau/articles/2004apr24=
=5Fdad=2Ehtml'=3Ehttp://www=2Enewsweekly=2Ecom=2Eau/articles/2004apr24=5Fdad=
=2Ehtml</A=3E<BR=3ENews Weekly, 24 April 2004<BR style=3D'mso-special-charac=
ter: line-break'=3E<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E<o:p=3E=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EDr Wade=
 Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families in the US Department of=
 Health and Human Services, gave an outstanding presentation to the Australi=
an Family Association at the Thomas More Centre in <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =
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st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EMelbourne</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E on=
 the vital, but neglected, role of fathers in families=2E This is an edited =
version of his talk=2E<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E<BR =
style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWhy does father absence cause =
such difficulty for children=3F Put another way, why are fathers important=3F=
<BR=3E<BR=3EThere appear to be several reasons=2E First, mothers and fathers=
 tend to parent differently - and these differences are found not only in th=
e <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EU=2ES=2E</st1:p=
lace=3E</st1:country-region=3E and Western nations, but across cultures and =
throughout the historical record - almost as if such differences are part of=
 an innate script, written in human nature=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EBeginning at the bi=
rth of a child, for example, mothers tend to be more verbal with their child=
ren, whereas fathers are more physical=2E The play of fathers also tends to =
be more unpredictable and surprising, whereas mothers tend to stick with cal=
m, familiar routines=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EBabies notice the difference: when two-mo=
nth-old babies see their dad approaching, they tend to scrunch up their shou=
lders, open their eyes wide, and breathe more quickly, anticipating exciteme=
nt=2E When they seen their mum approach, they tend to relax their shoulders =
and lower their eyelids=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EBut play is not the only area where mo=
ms and dads differ=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EMothers also tend to encourage caution, whe=
reas fathers are more challenging of achievement and independence=2E<BR=3E<B=
R=3EBut gender differences in parental behavior do not need to be minimised =
for parents to raise well-adjusted and well-socialised children=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E=
Indeed, in many, if not most, cultures, mothers and fathers seem to form a n=
atural complementarity to each other, with each making unique contributions =
to their children's development=2E<BR=3E<BR=3ESecond, children - and boys in=
 particular - learn to keep their aggressive impulses in check through inter=
action with and observation of a male figure in the home who consistently an=
d regularly controls himself=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EDaughters also benefit from their=
 physical interaction with their fathers=2E Research shows that daughters wh=
ose fathers engaged them in the same type of 'rough and tumble play' have hi=
gher self-esteem, do better in school, and are more self-confident, because =
their dads treated them as fully capable human beings, not as breakable porc=
elain dolls=2E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fcouples%201=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D3 =
border=3D0=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EThird, fathers help to teach their children how men=
 and women should treat each other=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIf the father treats the mo=
ther with respect and dignity, than it is likely that his son will grow up t=
o treat women with dignity and respect=2E Unfortunately, the opposite is als=
o true=2E If the father treats the mother with disdain and cruelty, then his=
 son is likely to grow up to do the same=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EDaughters also learn =
what to expect from men from their fathers=2E If her father loves her, a dau=
ghter will grow up feeling worthy of love, and seek out boyfriends and a hus=
band who will love, support and encourage her like her father did=2E<BR=3E<B=
R=3EIn contrast, when a daughter grows up without a father, she is more like=
ly to be unsure as to what to expect from men=2E That's one reason why girls=
 who grow up without a father are more likely to engage in sexual activity, =
and become pregnant outside marriage=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EFinally, fathers are impo=
rtant in helping children learn about the world outside the family=2E<BR=3E<=
BR=3EOnce their babies are old enough, for example, dads like to carry their=
 infants facing outward=2E Later, dads tend to emphasise the importance of l=
earning life's 'hard lessons,' believing those lessons will help their child=
ren be successful once they leave the family - moms tend to focus on smoothi=
ng their child's feelings=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EDads are especially critical for boy=
s whose transition from boyhood to manhood requires that they be affirmed as=
 'man enough'=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThis role has historically been provided by thei=
r father and/or social rituals (often organised and run by the community of =
fathers)=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIf not, boys will search for affirmation that they ar=
e 'man enough' through the accumulation of sexual conquests, wealth, or powe=
r=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EGiven that children do best when they grow up with the love =
and devotion of both a mother and a father, what can be done to increase the=
 number of children growing up with both a mom and a dad=3F<BR=3E<BR=3EThe s=
olution<BR=3E<BR=3EFirst, we need to send a more compelling message to men a=
s to the critical role they play in the lives of their children=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E=
Though changing, fathers are still too often seen as 'nice to have around' a=
nd as a source of economic support, but do not contribute much that is parti=
cularly unique or irreplaceable to the well-being of their children=2E<BR=3E=
<BR=3ETo help to counter this rather limited view of the importance of fathe=
rs, our culture must begin telling men the critical role they play - as nurt=
urers, as disciplinarians, as teachers, and as role models - in the healthy =
development of their children=2E<BR=3E<BR=3ESecond, we need to encourage eve=
ry important mediating structure of our society - churches, synagogues, scho=
ols, and civic organisations - to encourage, support and honor responsible a=
nd committed fatherhood by sponsoring outreach and skill building programs f=
or fathers - and especially new fathers<BR=3E<BR=3EThird, while promoting fa=
therhood, we can not forget the importance of supporting children who are gr=
owing up in father-absent households=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIn order to meet the uniq=
ue needs of these children, President Bush proposed $US450 million in new pr=
ograms to provide mentors to children in need=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EFinally, we need=
 to talk more openly about the importance of marriage=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThis is =
the much harder part=2E While men (and women) nearly universally expect that=
 someday they will have children and get married, there is a decreasing beli=
ef that there needs to be an order to these two events=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E<IMG hs=
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vidence is clear that marriage is - on average - good for children, adults a=
nd communities=2E To summarise:<BR=3E<BR=3E* children are less at risk for a=
 host of negative outcomes;<BR=3E* adults are happier, healthier and wealthi=
er; and<BR=3E* communities are less violent=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EHow, then, do we p=
romote marriage despite these challenges=3F<BR=3E<BR=3EWe need to be clear t=
hat what we are promoting are healthy marriages - marriages characterised by=
 love, support for each other, and nurturing parenting=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EToward =
the end of the movie The Princess Bride, a character named Inigo Montoya con=
fronts a six-fingered man who had killed his father some 20 years before=2E =
He has the six-fingered man at sword point, and says in words he has long re=
hearsed: 'My name is Inigo Montoya=2E You killed my father=2E Prepare to die=
=2E'<BR=3E<BR=3EThe six-fingered man begins to plead for mercy, and Inigo Mo=
ntoya says: 'Offer me money=2E' The six-fingered man says: 'Yes, yes money=2E=
 I shall give you all that you want=2E' Montoya says: 'And power too=2E Prom=
ise me that=2E' 'All that I have and more,' replies the six-fingered man=2E<=
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=2E anything you want I shall give to you,' replies the six-fingered man=2E =
To which Inigo Montoya replies: 'I want my father back=2E'<IMG hspace=3D2 sr=
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=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe revelation of=
 the true extent of child pornography has shocked all Australians=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe fact that community leaders suc=
h as teachers, school principals, ministers, policemen, childcare workers, d=
octors and solicitors have been purveyors and purchasers of such material is=
 almost beyond belief=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe National Fatherhood Coalition =
calls upon Mr Howard and Mr Latham to bring in mandatory filtering of intern=
et pornography=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EIt also=
 sees a desperate need to further protect our children by legislating agains=
t X-rated videos, readily available in the ACT and <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt seems that <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E=
Australia</st1:country-region=3E is fast following in the footsteps of the d=
ecadent <st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3ERoman Empire</st1:place=3E=2E Philo of Alex=
andria (approx 20BC =96 40AD) recorded the spread of paedophilia in the Roma=
n Empire during the time he lived; =91Moreover, another evil, much greater t=
han that which I have already mentioned, has made its way among us and been =
let loose upon cities, namely, the love of boys, which formerly was accounte=
d a great infamy even to be spoken about=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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rdana'=3EAnalysis of a report on child sexual assaults in NSW showed that th=
e rate of sexual assaults by male heterosexual paedophiles in NSW on female =
children is horrific=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut =
it also showed that the rate of sexual assaults by male homosexuals and male=
 bi-sexuals on young boys was about 15 times worse!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBarry Williams from the Lone Fathers Association said, =93=
E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Exposing our children to high ris=
k groups through homosexual adoption is not the way to go because our childr=
en need our protection=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=
 is a plain fact that children need a mother and a father, not two daddies o=
r two mummies=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EStudy after=
 study has shown that the safest place for our children is with their biolog=
ical mother and father</I=3E=2E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</B=3E<I style=3D'mso-bid=
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he National Fatherhood Coalition said today, <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style=
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 because we have refused to make a stand against pornography=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe time has now come to say, =91no more=92=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur society and media ha=
ve been obsessed with sex=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Sex is a wonderful thing within the intended moral boundaries of heterosexua=
l marriage=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf we don=92t =
make a stand, our society will sink further into the moral quicksand and pae=
dophilia will become accepted=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EThe role of paedophilia in the decline and fall of the <st1:place w:=
st=3D'on'=3ERoman Empire</st1:place=3E is a warning to our society that our =
children will become the victims of a much greater evil=2E All that is requi=
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=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fa=
reast-language: EN-AU'=3ELove your newsletter guys, been getting it for a lo=
ng time now=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJust a note o=
n last week=92s one=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHow p=
olitical are you going to get=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EI know that politics play a part but really I don=92t think getting too=
 involved in the political debate is going to help dads be better dads and i=
mprove family life do you =3F =A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
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N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-l=
anguage: EN-AU'=3EMatt <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'ms=
o-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=
=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; 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'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EDear Fath=
erhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=
It is nice to finally find a group of fathers who put their feelings first, =
feelings of pain that come with being separated from their children=2E=A0 <o=
:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EI am currently at=
tending DIDS and it is such a great support group=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-A=
U'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EI have been fortunate in getting some m=
edia releases forwarded to me and as a result of our current and opposition =
governments neglecting the needs of separated fathers I am going to protest =
by not casting a vote and if need be I will pay the fine by weekend detentio=
n but at the same time making it known to the media!=A0 <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
N=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
 Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIt is this type of neglect from all=
 our governments that I believe push fathers like me into situations as such=
=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EKeep up the =
good work<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ERegard=
s<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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so-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EEddy<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-=
language: EN-AU'=3E* * * * * * * * * * * * *<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EDear =
Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SP=
AN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;=
 mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EFirstly =96 many thanks for your professiona=
l, positive web page=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI am=
 a =91second wife=92 currently trying to support my husband through the hurt=
ful turmoil caused by a (mostly) very uncooperative first wife=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI have spent hours on the internet try=
ing to access a suitable website / help =96 but all I seem to come across is=
 all very, very negative=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
So, your web site was a breath of fresh air=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-languag=
e: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; =
mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ESecondly =96 do you=
 know of any existing support groups for =91second wives=92=3F Or similar=3F=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf there isn=92t one<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E- there should be=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMaybe I=92ll start one when my baby is ol=
der=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-=
language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-la=
nguage: EN-AU'=3EI believe there must be a vast number of men out there who =
are NOT accessing any appropriate support or help (as men can be inclined to=
 do!)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis means there is=
 incredible pressure placed on their second wives =96 or Mums =96 or sisters=
 =96 as these significant women in their lives work hard to help create a =91=
normal=92, loving, comfortable environment for his children when they stay=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-langua=
ge: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language=
: EN-AU'=3EI believe the current system (or <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:=
 normal'=3Eour</I=3E experience within the current system) financially favou=
rs the children of the first marriage=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN=
-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-a=
nsi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EWe live pay cheque to pa=
y cheque=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI was forced bac=
k to work when my baby was 4 months old to help pay the unexpected child sup=
port increase=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have alr=
eady had to sell one home due to other unexpected child support increases bu=
t now face having to sell this too=2E (When the ex wife had her baby with he=
r new husband =96 our child support quadrupled with zero notice =96 when she=
 was on unpaid maternity leave)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EI=92ve had to use cloth nappies due to expense, we drive 20 yr old ca=
rs, I=92ve mastered =91feeding a family on $50 per wk=92! =96 things are ver=
y tight in this household=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Needless to say, we have no money to spend on the other kids when they visit=
=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-lan=
guage: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=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 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana=
; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EAll the children =
involved are the ones who suffer this unfair set up=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe kids from the previous marriage don=92t see t=
heir Dad spending anything on them (their mother tells them it=92s =91cos he=
 doesn=92t care / love them as much as their step dad does)=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe struggle to entertain them when they=92=
re here with no money=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-=
US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EAs is the case with these issues they are=
 so highly emotional and have no end=2E I could go on and on =96 but I know =
you=92ve heard it all before=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-F=
AMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ETha=
nk you very much for listening=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
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o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-lang=
uage: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EKind regards<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
N=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-AU'=3EMrs X<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
RGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-languag=
e: EN-AU'=3EEditor's Note:=A0 What are the difficulties that other 'second w=
ives' are facing=3F=A0 Does anyone know of / or is interested in forming a '=
second wives' support group=3F</SPAN=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=
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