QUT student Calum Thwaites arrives at the Federal Court in Brisbane. AAP/Dan Peled In a decision that was seen as a litmus test for the controversial section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (RDA), the Federal Circuit Court has dismissed Cindy Prior’s case against Queensland University of Technology students Alex Wood, Calum
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Cassie Jaye’s Red Pill too truthful for feminists to tolerate
Cassie Jaye at the world premiere of The Red Pill earlier this month. Picture: Ian Stroud Bettina Arndt Columnist @thebettinaarndt “The Red Pill: The movie about men that feminists didn’t want you to see.” This was the provocative headline that ran in Britain’s The Telegraph last November, a teaser for a documentary made by
Pauline Hanson gets her wish: child support to be audite
The audit will focus on the effectives of the agencies’ enforcement activities, including intercepting tax refunds and reviewing the accuracy of parents’ tax returns. (not too much here about reassessing the formula and stopping CSA from creating their own version of a payer’s income)
New DV Guidelines turn shows of displeasure into ‘violence’
“Unfortunately these guidelines constitute a major threat to fundamental rights in Australia, including due process, property rights and parental rights”.
Funding for male victims of DV helps Mark Rayner
Funding for male victims of DV helps Mark Rayner 19 Aug 2016, 2 p.m. Lynn Field Dubbo anti-domestic violence campaigner Lynn Field has welcomed $13 million in NSW government funding for male victims of domestic violence. The funding was announced in the this year’s budget and will be used to establish victim services Ms Field,
“Real Men Do Cry” Documentary Highlights the Physical and Mental Effects of Domestic Abuse on Male Victims
https://youtu.be/PbjBc9CipBg The ManKind Initiative, Britain’s first charity to support male victims of domestic abuse, has today launched a new groundbreaking and sensitive documentary portraying the real stories and experiences of male victims of domestic abuse in the UK. The documentary is released as part of the wider #uksaysnomore1 campaign that aims to end domestic abuse
Domestic violence industry: Always beating up on men
http://www.bettinaarndt.com.au/wp-content/uploads/here.compressed.pdf Always beating up on men The domestic violence industry has a vested interest in a gendered analysis INQUIRER (Change of title for online listing) Domestic violence: data shows women are not the only victims The University of Queensland’s Kim Halford suggests that perhaps three-quarters of a million children witness both parents engaged in domestic
Domestic violence: data shows women are not the only victims
The Australian Inquirer The University of Queensland’s Kim Halford suggests that perhaps three-quarters of a million children witness both parents engaged in domestic violence. BETTINA ARNDT Columnist @thebettinaarndt Eva Solberg is a Swedish politician, a proud feminist who holds an important post as chairwoman of the party Moderate Women. Last year she was presented with her government’s latest
Nationals could help Pauline Hanson put Family Court back in the spotlight
Photo: Ms Hanson says the Family Court system is “destroying families”. Related Story: Where do the crossbenchers stand on the major issues? Related Story: The resurgence of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Pauline Hanson’s success at the federal election could put the Family Court back in the spotlight, with some Nationals believing her push to abolish
Blokes alone not to blame for domestic violence
“For years now, all the key players in our well-orchestrated domestic violence sector have been singing from the same page, happily accepting government money to promote the idea that domestic violence is all about dangerous men terrorising their partners. Malcolm Turnbull is on record boasting that the government is spending “hundreds of millions” of