Rosie Batty is spear-heading a family law reform campaign. Picture: Aaron Francis Rosie Batty says the family law system is exposing children to harm, forced into contact with abusive parents by a system that doesn’t understand domestic violence. The anti-domestic violence campaigner said children were being traumatised by never-ending hearings as disputes between parents rolled
Year: 2019
‘Toxic’ debate: Shore headmaster takes a stand for boys
The outgoing headmaster of Shore, Timothy Wright. Picture: Chris Pavlich. The outgoing headmaster of one of Australia’s top boys schools has taken aim at the public debate on modern masculinity, describing the growing tendency to denounce “male behaviours” as “toxic”, divisive and marginalising of young men. Timothy Wright, who retires in December after 17 years
The reckoning: one city, four murders
Earlier this month the charity White Ribbon Australia, which was dedicated to ending violence against women by promoting “gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity”, shut down after 12 years. In its last four years it had spent nearly $20 million promoting awareness campaigns and corporate accreditation programs aimed at changing men’s attitudes and behaviours, only to be criticised for its profligacy and poor management.
Its demise comes on the heels of sobering evidence that our efforts to curb violence are failing. In Victoria, according to the Crime Statistics Agency 82,652 “family incidents” were reported to police in the state in 2018-19, a per capita increase of 6.4 per cent since 2015. The NSW Government, meanwhile, has revealed that family violence killings doubled in the year to March, reaching 38. Fifteen of the victims were women, a rise of 36 per cent, but 14 men were killed, up nearly 300 per cent, and children’s deaths increased seven-fold.
Two years of #MeToo: a disaster for men and women
The movement has turned women into weaklings and men into monsters. Joanna Williams Associate Editor At Spiked 10th October 2019 Share Topics Culture Feminism Politics UK USA This month marks the second anniversary of #MeToo, a movement that began with accusations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein but rapidly morphed into a global phenomenon that
11 Sickening Signs You’re Dealing With A Sneaky Female Narcissist
By Shahida Arabi, February 16th 2018 God & Man 1. She can’t stand not being the center of attention. This is someone who continually hogs the limelight, especially from someone she views as a threat. No amount of attention is ever enough. A narcissistic female could have a loving family, but she will still step
The Big Stack: How the government hijacked the AAT – your CSA adjudicator
The independence of the AAT is being challenged by political appointments. Photo: Dhiresh Kohli/Facebook David Hardaker Share Tweet Share Reddit Pin Email Comment The federal government has stacked the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, one of its biggest independent quasi judicial bodies, with 65 former Liberal staffers, ministers, candidates and donors over the past six years. An
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY: BETRAYER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES
Augusto Zimmermann 3 hrs · The Australian Labor Party has voted against the establishment of a parliamentary inquiry into the notorious family court system. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the inquiry into the system will examine a slew of issues, including custody disputes and exorbitant legal costs. Morrison said that the inquiry will assess
Scott Morrison Launches War on Fathers
MEDIA ALERT MEDIA ALERT MEDIA ALERT Scott Morrison Launches War on Fathers By announcing yet another inquiry into Australia’s dysfunctional family law and child support systems, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has effectively launched a war on our nation’s fathers, Sue Price, spokeswoman for Men’s Rights Agency, one of Australia’s longest-running family law reform groups, claims.
Psychology’s war on men
Flat White Rob Tiller Rob Tiller 13 September 2019 5:00 AM American pharmaceutical companies aren’t allowed to advertise on Australian TV unless you’re talking over-the-counter cold tablets or pain killers. Which means you never hear “side effects may include involuntary paralysis” between episodes of Shark Week down under. A dose of the potential paralytic might’ve
False Domestic Violence Complaints Ruin Lives
18/08/2017 by Sonia Hickey & Ugur Nedim Domestic violence has reached epidemic levels in Australia. The figures show that on average, one person is killed every week at the hands of their current or former partner. Shelters, crisis services, and frontline community legal centres are stretched to the limit. The Prime Minister has called the