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Men’s Rights Agency responds to Chisholm Family law, family violence review

24 October 2009/Domestic Violence, Family Law, Government Inquiries/ Leave a comment

The portrayal that women are the only victims of interpersonal or family violence is incorrect and the longer this falsehood is allowed to be used as the determining factor guiding the Federal/State governments’ response to reducing violence within families, the more likely it is their proposals will fail. Providing solutions to “deal with” only one half of the problem has never been a successful strategy and is likely to exacerbate the very problem it seeks to resolve.

Men’s Rights: ‘No Fault’ Divorce Should be Reviewed

28 July 2009/Family Law, MRA Media Releases/ Leave a comment

IMPORTANT POLICY REVIEW SLAMS THE DOOR The Australian Institute of Family Studies is currently undertaking research into the effects of important changes to family law which, in 2006, introduced shared parental responsibility and focused on a child’s right to be raised by both parents. The Attorney General says he will be guided by the report

Dads turning to DNA to resolve child support disputes

11 November 2008/Paternity - DNA/ Leave a comment

MARK COLVIN: Surveys differ wildly on the percentage of men who falsely believe they’re the father of a child. A UK study put it at 30 per cent. Melbourne’s Swinburne University said it was just one per cent. But what’s clear is that with DNA testing becoming more accessible, paternity is also getting easier to

Australian Government’s assault on Separated Fathers

8 September 2008/Child Support/ Leave a comment

In the past month, the media published banner headlines generated from media releases issued by the Australian Government’s Minister for Human Services, Senator Joe Ludwig. They included: Spies on dads dodging child support – Herald Sun, 23 June 2008, “Human Services Minister Joe Ludwig announced today that undercover surveillance of parents would commence from July

Men are losing their families

18 November 2007/Paternity - DNA/ Leave a comment

Steven Gillespie was overjoyed when his girlfriend of several months told him she was pregnant. Picture: An awful realisation … Steven Gillespie had his daughter’s name tattooed on his chest, only to find out he wasn’t her biological father. They moved in together and he was present at the birth of their daughter – his

Men’s Rights Agency – Media Awards 2006

30 June 2006/MRA Media Releases, Uncategorized/ Leave a comment

Men’s Rights Agency recently announced the second annual Media Awards.
“The Awards are intended to highlight the need for both sides of gender issues to be explored fairly, without men being subjected to unreasonable ridicule and criticism”, said Mrs Sue Price, a director of Men’s Rights Agency.

Labor abandoned suicidal MP, says sister

19 September 2005/Domestic Violence, Family Separation, Health/ Leave a comment

The leadership of the federal Labor Party abandoned Victorian MP Greg Wilton in the days before his suicide five years ago, his sister said today. Leeanda Wilton today publicly backed Mark Latham over his claims last week that a toxic political environment inside the ALP contributed to Mr Wilton’s death in June 2000. Mr Latham

Doctors hit back at Family court

10 September 2005/Family Law/ Leave a comment

MEDICAL experts who last week accused the Family Court of not caring about children yesterday blasted Chief Justice Diana Bryant for releasing a judgment critical of their evidence.
Brisbane psychiatrist Brian Ross said the court’s reaction “highlighted the perversity of a system that didn’t get the truth”.
Dr Ross said the mother involved in a custody battle over two young children had been a patient of his for three years and for the court to accuse her of being vindictive against her former husband was “a blatant misrepresentation of the truth”.
“She had no agenda. Her issue was to be protective of her children,” Dr Ross said.

Court lifts lid on custody case to allay fears

9 September 2005/Family Law/ Leave a comment

Family Court of Australia Chief Justice Diana Bryant said yesterday that both public interest and the interests of the children “demanded” the details be released, to protect both the children and public confidence in the court itself.
National media reports last week aired criticisms from Dr David Wood, state chairman of the Australian College of Paediatrics and the Abused Child Trust, and clinical psychologist Sue Aydon that the Family Court did not put children first, allowed experts to be bullied by lawyers and ignored expert medical advice put before it.

Reforming Child Support – recommendations

20 July 2005/Child Support, Government Inquiries/ Leave a comment

There have also been other kinds of change that affect child support policy. Since the late 1980s, there has been a substantial increase in the workforce participation of mothers, particularly through part-time employment. Children in intact families tend to be supported from the incomes of both parents. The Government is refocussing its income support and work participation policies to treat both parents as potential labour force participants with the aims of improving family wellbeing over the longer term and reducing welfare dependence.

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