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Male body dissatisfaction and eating disorders, ranging from anorexia nervosa to compulsive dieting, are increasing across the world, and Australia is leading this rising tide.

We finally managed to speak to someone on the phone after persisting for several weeks, only to be told that NAPCAN did not want to associate itself with single fathers’ groups , and that we would not be hearing from them again.

On average, 80% to 90% of Australian believe that there should be a legislated presumption of 50/50 shared residence, in the event of separation. Review the many polls that show the HUGE silent majority of Australians that support equal parenting.

A DOMESTIC violence campaign has been tarnished with twisted crime statistics and a critical Ombudsman’s report, amid claims State Minister Gail Gago’s Office for Women has been hijacked by “feminists pushing a political agenda”.

The study shows that mothers carry out more than 65 per cent of cases of emotional and psychological abuse of children and about 53 per cent of physical abuse. Mothers are also responsible for 93 per cent of cases of child neglect.

Two heroic men risked their lives and punched holes through the walls of a burning house to rescue two girls before the blaze destroyed the home yesterday. Nine people, including seven children, were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation following the fire at Kelso, near Bathurst in Australia.

THE owner of dating site www.redhotpie.com.au has been forced to admit it added more than 1300 fake profiles to its “Uncut” section. The site has now ordered to own up and give refunds to its members.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics ran the largest and most recent survey of violence in Australia. It found that 29.8 per cent of victims of current partner violence and 29.4 per cent of victims of sexual assault were male. In a South Australian report the figure was 32.3 per cent.

Minister for Rural and Regional Health, Warren Snowdon said Australian men have to confront the reality of the health risks that can see them die earlier than their female counterparts.

Despite the enormous changes that the Australian family unit has undergone over the past 100 years, resulting in the pervasive belief that the institution of marriage is on the decline and well on the road to extinction, recent research suggests that in fact the opposite may be the case.