The hidden politics of family violence

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime/2015/08/08/the-hidden-politics-family-violence/14389560002224?utm_source=The+Saturday+Briefing&utm_campaign=52e799caf8-The_Saturday_Briefing_08_08_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6de0204698-52e799caf8-303191829 Two days before Christmas, the freshly anointed premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, announced the establishment of a royal commission on family violence. “The whole system is broken,” he said. “It doesn’t protect the vulnerable, it doesn’t punish the guilty and more of the same policies will only mean more of the same tragedies.” Andrews

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Mark Latham: campaigns on domestic violence must not miss the real targets

Domestic violence victims in highrisk areas lose out in the focus on false “hot spots”. Georgia Osland One of the fascinating aspects of modern Left-wing culture is the creation of false notions of victimhood. Left-feminists in particular spend a lot of time constructing a world of persecution around themselves.In an era in which women are dominating men in

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Are family law courts biased against men?

  14 Comments MEN GETTING A BAD DEAL: A prominent Family law expert believes men are not getting a fair hearing in divorce matters. Candyboximages   Related Items OPINION: Is the Family Law Court unfair to men? Solicitor supported on claims of bias in Family Law Court   IS OUR family law system unfair to

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‘Deadbeat dads’ face fines in sweeping changes to child support

Parents who refuse to pay child support should be fined while those who waste children’s maintenance money should have the cash quarantined, a federal parliamentary inquiry has recommended in the biggest shake-up of child support in a generation. A crackdown on “deadbeat dads’’ who owe $1.4bn in child support will be recommended by the House

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Parents forcefully blocked from seeing kids could be abuse

http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/is-parent-alienation-abuse/2675874/ STOPPING parents from seeing their children could fall under the definition of child abuse if George Christensen gets his way.  The Federal Member for Dawson said he would lobby with Victorian independent Senator John Madigan to have the definition of child abuse widened to include parental alienation.  Mr. Christensen said the current system for

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Stop stacking the legal deck against dads

  Photo: Shutterstock As a family-law attorney, it’s been my passion to meet fathers who exhibit the unyielding desire to win custody — or, at the very least, enforce their visitation and decision-making rights in the lives of their children after divorce. This Sunday, there will be many men spending Father’s Day without the ability

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One in Three Campaign launches Respectful Relationship poster series for young males

http://www.oneinthree.com.au/news/2015/6/8/one-in-three-campaign-launches-respectful-relationship-poste.html One in Three has produced a series of seven free  digital poster designs aimed at educating boys and young men about respectful and healthy relationships. Covering issues such as sexual abuse/unwanted sex, social abuse/isolation and physical and emotional abuse, the posters aim to encourage young males not to accept unhealthy or abusive behaviours in their relationships.

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Australian feminist attacks integrity of advocacy group for male victims of domestic violence

http://www.fighting4fair.com/uncategorized/australian-feminist-attacks-integrity-of-advocacy-group-for-male-victims-of-domestic-violence/    In her article entitled ‘The ‘One in Three’ claim about male domestic violence victims is a myth‘, Jane Gilmore launched a full-frontal attack on the integrity of Australia’s key advocacy group for male victims of domestic violence, and of the men’s rights movement (MRM) generally. But more than that, Jane did exactly what feminists

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End the war on deadbeat dads (or fathers who cannot afford to pay)

 An interesting response to an article written by Tina Dupuy, who was raised in family where her father did not support his children. Despite this she is absolutely correct in saying : None of this is in the best interests of the children. None of this makes their lives better—or more secure, comfortable or hopeful.

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Fatherlessness linked to increased risk of child abuse

For years, fathers’ groups have complained that restraining orders, intended as a shield against domestic violence, are often misused by unscrupulous pseudo-victims and over-zealous courts.[1] However, whenever these groups request that fathers should have more time to spend with their children after divorce, feminist groups argue that those children will be exposed to more violence.[2]

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