Fatherhood – The Missing Part of The Educational Puzzle
We start the school year knowing that Australia’s educational standards are dropping and yet Australians, on a median basis, are the wealthiest group in the world. Is more money spent on education the answer, or is something else the missing part of ...read more
The Power of Thanks
I will always remember walking home from primary school at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, NSW being annoyed by my mother and father’s constant insistence about saying ‘thank you’ and ‘please’. It seemed totally illogical to my egotistical young br...read more
New Year – New Start
In a few days time we celebrate the beginning of a new year. Taylor Swift’s words are true, “This is a new year. A new beginning and things will change”. However, the older you get the harder it is to change, but if you are a father, you have to keep...read more
Christmas Street Parties will Help you Live Longer
If you are like me, you care about Australia and you would like to do something to make things better, not only for your children but for the community as a whole. The reality is that in many ways we are more connected than we have ever been through ...read more
Good Dads, Great Dads
‘Good Dads Great Dads – footsteps worth following’ is the name of a fantastic book by Mal White. The forward says it all: “I dedicate this book to my three sons; Jordan, Jesse and Josiah. You have taught me how wonderful it is to be a dad.” The ‘In ...read more
Family Factories
My father gets a faraway look in his eye that’s unmistakeable. As his craggy face turns towards the horizon and his eyes seek out the glint of snow-capped peaks, we all know what he is thinking. Mountain tops have always had that magnetic effect on...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