Marriage
Provocation is a ‘Taliban excuse’, says anti-male extremist
Phil Cleary – understandably hurt, but sexist none the less
Editor: This extract below, referring to the NSW parliamentary inquiry into provocation, is another example of how important issues are being air-brushed by the media into a one-sided moral crusade.
You may (or may not) have noticed that the female equivalent of provocation, for example the “battered women defence” are clearly protected by these ideologues by the creation of two categories of provocation, the extreme (in other words, if a woman is provoked), and mere words (in other words, if a man is provoked).
I take great issue with the comments of Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Murdoch who said that: “‘Words alone should not amount to provocation, no matter the intensity, ferocity or malice.”
My question to him would be, “why not, when words alone are enough in every other aspect of law and crime?”
Divorced Women financially better off than Divorced Men: research
Divorce is bad for your bank account, particularly for those who stay single, new research shows.
With divorced single men having $762,000 less in assets at age 55 than those who have stayed married, and divorced single women having about $645,000 less than women who have stayed married, the research shows a bleak financial outlook for divorcees.
The joint research conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), the Australian National University and the University of Queensland involved almost 7700 households from 2001 to 2010.
It found those who divorce were likely to have had lower household incomes prior to their marriage break-up than those who remained married.
Unless they remarried, the divorce then widened the financial gap.
Aussie Woman jailed in Thailand over False Allegations of Sexual Abuse
Editor: One can only wonder why she made these false allegations, but I would add that if it had something to do with her pursuing a sexual encounter behind her boyfriend’s back, then she would neither be the first nor last to have sought to hide her clandestine activity by falsely accusing an innocent third party.
A 21-year-old Sydney woman has been sentenced to 15 days jail in Phuket for falsely accusing a local taxi driver of assaulting her.
The woman, whose name has not been released, told Thai police she was the victim of an assault early on Sunday on the resort island and that two other Thai men restrained her during the attack.
The report, confirmed by Phuket Provincial Court sources, said the woman initially told the officers she become separated from her boyfriend in a nightclub area of Patong early on Sunday morning.
She said she was taking a taxi back to her resort when the driver picked up two other men.
She alleged he then drove to a secluded area and assaulted her while the other men held her down. Afterwards, they took her passport and cash.
Court splits boys up as parents refuse to budge on custody
TWO young brothers will grow up at opposite ends of the world after a remarkable decision in the Family Court of South Australia.
A six-year-old boy will live with his father in Australia while his brother, two, will live in Canada with their mother.
The woman had abducted the older son and was ordered to return him under the rules of the Hague Convention.
The case has similarities to the battle involving four sisters whose Queensland mother has refused to take them “home” to Italy where they were brought up and where their Italian father lives. The girls remain in Queensland pending a High Court challenge brought by their maternal aunt.
In the latest case, Justice Christine Dawe said, while there was a presumption it was in the best interests of children if their parents had equal shared responsibility, this was an exception.
Tony Abbott, a Conviction Politician with a Blind Spot for Fathers
EXTRACT
Not since the Constitutional crisis of 1975, when an elected Australian Prime Minister was spectacularly sacked by the very same Governor General that Labor itself appointed, has a Labor-led government limped from one self-inflicted crisis to another, in such monotonous repetition, as it does today.
For many reading the papers of the last few days, one would be forgiven for the misconception that Labor’s woes began with Julia Gillard’s broken promise on the Carbon tax, or her lack of political judgment on the asylum seeker situation, or even her political assassination of a first term Labor Prime Minister.
In fact the seeds of Labor’s demise were sown well before Julia Gillard even became Prime Minister……….back to when Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister blinked on the carbon Tax mark I, while Opposition leader Tony Abbott, who many thought was on a hiding to nothing given public opinion at the time, kept his eyes wide open.
……..For a politician openly reviled by the ugly underbelly of many of Australia’s liberal/feminist organisations, one cannot deny that Tony Abbott has shown tremendous courage in staring down an at-the-time popular policy put forward by an at-the-time popular Prime Minister, and the outcome has left almost everyone surprised, except perhaps for Tony Abbott.
However, as a man and as a father, I must add that my opinion on Tony Abbott as a politician of conviction does not find favour in one select community within Australia, that being the ever growing list of separated fathers who have little or no contact with their children post-divorce.
Jake Roberts exclusively for Ezine4Males
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Why women marry the wrong men
“Did you know you were making a mistake as you were walking down the aisle?” This was the question Jennifer Gauvain and Anne Milford asked 1000 women as research for their book How Not to Marry the Wrong Man.
A staggering 30 per cent of respondents said ‘yes’ they did know. But, they did it anyway.
Gauvain, a licensed clinical social worker, wrote about it in this blog for the Huffington Post. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given divorce rates in the US are around 40 per cent – versus about one third in Australia – it caused an uproar.
Of the thousand-odd comments on the article, some that captured the general mood included this:
“Marriage is for idots and poor people. Divorce is too easy for women. It’s not hard for a woman to navigate a divorce. The only thing she’s navigating is how much of this man’s hard earned money she’s going to take from him for the rest of his life.”
And this:
Family Court lets wealthy wife keep the lot
IT is taken as given that when a man gets divorced after 21 years he’s going to lose a chunk of whatever fortune he has made to his ex-wife.
What, though, if it’s the wife who has made all the money? Does she lose half too?
Not in every case, according to a recent judgment of the Family Court, which has allowed a wife to keep the bulk of the $4 million in assets she holds in her name, while leaving the husband with pretty much nothing.
The judgment, known as Stiller and Power, was made in September but has only now come to light. It concerns a Brisbane couple, described as “intelligent and creative” who got married in 1991, when both were 53. Each had “a reasonable level of unencumbered assets” including properties held in their own names before they tied the knot.
Judicial Fraud and Entrenched Discrimination: Labor Govt stays silent on Serious Allegations
Serious Allegations of Judicial Fraud unanswered
It has now been over 5 years since Australia’s High Court delivered a stunning judgment in the Magill v Magill paternity fraud case in Australia, effectively creating two remarkable precedents in terms of the perpetuation of fraud in this country.
According to Anti Paternity Fraud Advocate Cheryl King, “Paternity fraud was effectively endorsed by Australia’s highest court, the High Court, denying the plaintiff Mr Liam Magill any legal recourse against the woman who fraudulently deceived both Mr Magill and two of his three children into believing that he was their father.”
King further stated that “this deception continued even after separation, involving financial fraud which the Court deemed as not required to be re-paid”.
King alleges that in the second, another type of fraud was exercised by one of the presiding judges, Justice Susan Crennan.
Children need mum and dad for best mental health
THERE is no substitute for parents of both genders. Happy heterosexual marriages are the best environment for the mental health of children.
Many people think – but have been afraid to express it – that married couples in a loving relationship provide our children the best opportunity to prepare for a fulfilling and happy life.
A report released this week, titled For Kids’ Sake and authored by Professor Patrick Parkinson of the University of Sydney, is a sober reminder of this.
It says, in part: “The wellbeing of Australia’s children and young adults has declined sharply in the past decade, and …sliding marriage rates are partly to blame”.
Female teacher arrested for having sex with five students
A 27 year old married teacher with three children, has been jailed after being accused of having sex with five of her students during an orgy at her home.
Police said Brittni Nicole Colleps also exchanged sexually-explicit text and picture messages with the students prior to her arrest.
Brittni Colleps, invited the boys to her home for the sex romp and the encounter was filmed on their cell phones.
The 27-year-old’s husband was away overseas on duty serving with the US military.
Colleps, an English teacher and girl’s basketball coach, faces up to ten years in jail after being charged with five felony counts of inappropriate relationships between a student and a teacher.
Although all five of the teens involved with Colleps were 18 years of age or older, Texas law prohibits sex between a teacher and a student, regardless of the student’s age.
According to a police arrest warrant affidavit, the investigation into Colleps began after a 19-year-old student told investigators about his sexual relationship with his English teacher.
The student told police the relationship began with sexually explicit text messages and photos that they sent to each other for about a week in late April.
Later that month the student drove to Colleps home in Arlington, Texas where they had sex.
He later received a text message from the teacher saying they ‘had fun’ and an invite back to the house.
When he arrived there were four other students from Kennedale High School present and they told police they all had sex with Colleps.
When police analyzed the teen’s phone they found video footage of him and Colleps having sex. They also found sexually explicit photos and text messages the pair had sent each other.
Police later interviewed a second student who said he was present when the sex romp took place.
School officials learned about the teacher’s alleged relationships and put her on leave with pay.
Schools Superintendent Gary Dugger posted a letter on the school’s website saying that the district was cooperating with investigators.
‘As the alleged acts occurred off campus, once Kennedale ISD personnel were put on notice, immediate action was taken,’ the letters says.
Colleps is being held in the Arlington jail on $125,000 bail after turning herself into police on Monday.
Ms Colleps could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted.
