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Fathers demand mandatory paternity testing

16 February 2011/Paternity - DNA/1 Comment

A men’s rights group has called for mandatory paternity testing of all babies after government figures revealed almost 600 instances of men compelled to financially support children they did not father.
Since changes to child support laws four years ago, there had been 586 cases of men successfully using DNA testing to show they were not biologically related to children they had been financially supporting, the federal government has revealed to The Australian.

Why Australian Universities Need Male Studies Curriculum and How it Would Help Fathers and Children

1 January 2011/Men's Issues/ Leave a comment

Male Studies should be included in the curriculum of all universities in Australia.
Although male studies would counteract the many strange and misandric views of men and masculinity sold by extreme feminist academia, there’s more to the idea of a Males Studies curriculum than that.

‘Boo-hoo’: judge axes attack case

31 December 2010/Discrimination, Domestic Violence/ Leave a comment

A STRUGGLING single mum who hit her ex with a plastic bottle after he bragged to her about his surfing holiday, while paying her minimal child support, has been vindicated in court. Office manager Tanya Austin was “at breaking point” when she lashed out and threw a plastic bottle at the face of her ex-partner

Justice system let me down

18 December 2010/Uncategorized/ Leave a comment

AN Austinmer father says he is angry and bewildered by a judge’s comments to brand him a sook for going to police after his former partner assaulted him in front of their eight-year-old son. Judge Paul Conlon upheld Tanya Austin’s appeal over a lower court conviction for the assault and said police should have told

Justice system let me down

18 December 2010/Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Uncategorized/ Leave a comment

Illawarra Mercury, Australia, by Michele Tydd, December 18, 2010. Section: News, Page: 5 AN Austinmer father says he is angry and bewildered by a judge’s comments to brand him a sook for going to police after his former partner assaulted him in front of their eight-year-old son. Judge Paul Conlon upheld Tanya Austin’s appeal

Professor Richard Chisholm, a retired judge of the Family Court of Australia

30 November 2010/Family Law, Government Inquiries, Uncategorized/ Leave a comment

Professor Richard Chisholm, retired judge of the Family Court of Australia was appointed to review the recently changed (2006) family law legislation and determine whether family violence issues were being adequately covered. As soon as the Labor Party took over government in 2007, women’s groups around the country and academics, who have built their reputation on domestic

Safety first in family law changes

11 November 2010/Domestic Violence, Family Law/ Leave a comment

The Gillard government has unveiled radical changes to family law. The changes would redefine domestic violence, place greater weight on child safety and could weaken the Howard government’s shared parenting laws. The changes, which are directed at cases involving abusive parents, elevate the safety of children to the top priority in custody disputes. Whenever a

Scottish police record record number of male victims of domestic abuse: AMIS (Abused Men In Scotland) is launched to provide support for male victims

15 October 2010/Domestic Violence/ Leave a comment

AMIS today publishes statistics from the 8 Scottish police forces that show an increase of around 9.4% in the number of incidents that they recorded as domestic abuse or violence with a man as the victim in 2009-10 compared to 2008-9. The statistics also reveal a reduction of 6.1% in the number of incidents recorded with a woman as victim compared to 2008-9.
Within the acknowledged limitations of police statistics* one in six of recorded victims was male yet the reality remains that after 10 years of the Scottish Parliament there are virtually no support services in Scotland designed to help men and their children affected by domestic abuse or violence.

‘If I left her, I would be killed’ – BBC TV interview with male victim of DV

6 September 2010/Domestic Violence/ Leave a comment

If I left her, I would be killed (watch BBC TV Breakfast segment) There’s a widespread belief that it’s mainly women who are the victims of violence in the home, but a study suggests that as many as 40% of victims are men. The group Parity, which campaigns for men’s rights, says that male victims are

Fathers ‘stereotyped’ by Child Support Agency

26 August 2010/Child Support, Discrimination/1 Comment

THE government watchdog responsible for overseeing child support payments has been unfairly focusing on parents who do not pay enough while ignoring those who are getting too much, the Commonwealth Ombudsman says. In a report that might not be well received by some single mothers, the acting Ombudsman, Ron Brent, found that the Child Support

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Fathers demand mandatory paternity testing

Why Australian Universities Need Male Studies Curriculum and How it Would Help Fathers and Children

‘Boo-hoo’: judge axes attack case

Justice system let me down

Justice system let me down

Professor Richard Chisholm, a retired judge of the Family Court of Australia

Safety first in family law changes

Scottish police record record number of male victims of domestic abuse: AMIS (Abused Men In Scotland) is launched to provide support for male victims

‘If I left her, I would be killed’ – BBC TV interview with male victim of DV

Fathers ‘stereotyped’ by Child Support Agency

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