The Dad Dilemma
The Dad Dilemma is the title of an article in The Age about the challenges of childbirth. Thea O’Connor, the writer, says, “Most Australian men are present and active at the birth of their children. But not everyone believes this is a good thing.” Ha...read more
Gestures of Love – Fatherhood Poems
It is so hard to explain fatherhood and the many emotions it entails, but Andrew Lansdown, from Perth, has done a cracking job. His new book of poems called ‘Gestures of Love – the Fatherhood Poems’ is full of moments and emotions experienced by fath...read more
Fathers Finding Their Voice
On Australia’s federal election night (7 September 2013), I received an excited phone call from James Adams, one of the fathers behind Fathers4Equality. As I missed his call, he later expressed his thoughts in text: “Did you hear Abbott’s acceptance ...read more
Sex and Politics
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE Father’s Day really is one of the great days of the year, along with Mother’s Day. Dads should not be afraid to enjoy their fifteen minutes of fame. Whatever you do this Father’s Day, make sure you appre...read more
Celebrating Fatherhood this Fathers Day for all the Right Reasons
I know many men who feel uncomfortable with the attention that they get on Father’s Day. I guess for many years as a father, I was one of those. I was very hesitant to celebrate Fathers Day. Many years ago I had the same negative attitude to Christma...read more
Men are Leaders – Not if but How
Men are leaders. They will either lead goodly or badly. For almost 40 years men have been demonised by radical feminists and a compliant media because the radical feminists have rightly observed that almost all of the world’s problems have come from ...read more
Good To Great
I had a call this week from a female Sunday Telegraph reporter, doing a story on Father’s Day, which is celebrated in Australia on 1st September 2013. The Sunday Telegraph is Australia’s biggest selling newspaper. She asked me two questions. The fir...read more