Inquiry into domestic violence with particular regard to violence against...
On 26 February 2020, the Senate referred an inquiry into domestic violence with particular regard to violence against women and their children to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References...
View ArticleOn ‘spurgling’, paternity theft and baby stealing
In May 2017 media attention was given to a practice labelled as ‘stealthing’, whereby men remove their condom during sex without their partners consent (example). Few articles even made passing...
View ArticleLegal reform needed to protect the rights of men & boys
This post relates primarily to Australian law, but may include some references to laws in other western countries. The feminist lobby is frequently demanding more ‘protection’ under the law for...
View ArticleAnother feminist myth: Most male victims of domestic violence are abused by...
It disgusts me how often I come across this claim. I invariably then look for sources to fire back at the author/s of these spurious claims … and can’t find something quickly. There are probably...
View ArticleThe Queensland government again demonstrates its ‘why bother about men?’...
Their ABC presented us with a telling headline yesterday (29 April 2021): ‘Queensland’s domestic violence taskforce head wants to hear women’s stories of reporting abuse‘ (Source) It began with “The...
View ArticleAcknowledging domestic violence in indigenous communities is racist. And so...
This line has cropped up before but this latest incantation began with a discussion on the Australian TV show ‘Studio 10’. In this particular episode Ms Yumi Stynes declared a woman on the panel to be...
View ArticleThe Australian 2021 Federal Budget and the lead-up to the election which follows
** Working draft only ** Firstly, and by way of background here are links to some of my earlier posts on related topics: Australian 2016 Federal Election: No party willing to step up to the mark for...
View ArticleNSW Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control
This joint select committee was established on 21 October 2020 to inquire into and report on coercive control in domestic relationships. In conducting the inquiry, the committee will consider the NSW...
View ArticleOn modern dating culture
My source of inspiration for this post was an article entitled ‘Modern dating culture has turned me into a bitch‘ by Andrea Wesley. Whilst reading this it occurred to me that, with just a few...
View ArticleThe views of Australian judicial officers on domestic and family violence...
(Note that this post remains a working draft – to be continued) Whilst browsing in Twitter today I came across a mention of a new study that sounded rather interesting. Here is a link to the tweet I...
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