Tag: Men
Men's shed mooted for Menindee
Menindee could be getting a men's shed - an area where men can share time with each other.[MORE]
Co-authors defend sacked ambassador over gay slur
Co-authors have defended newly-sacked men's health ambassador Warwick Marsh over claims made about homosexuals in a report.[MORE]
Another sacking demanded over 'anti-gay' document
Gay rights campaigners want another men's health ambassador sacked.[MORE]
Roxon sacks health ambassador over gay slur
One of the Federal Govt's new men's health ambassadors is dumped for views on homosexuality.[MORE]
Govt appoints men's health ambassadors
The Federal Government has appointed men's health ambassadors to help develop Australia's first men's health policy.[MORE]
Fathers Foundation up-beat about men's day
The Illawarra-based Fathers Foundation hopes an Australian International Men's Day launched today in Canberra gives more recognition for the role men play in society.[MORE]
Miners' partners face more abuse: research
New university research shows that women with partners in Queensland's Bowen Basin's mining industry are up to three-and-a-half times more likely to suffer from controlling and possessive behaviour from their partner.[MORE]
New laws could impact on paternity tests
Men who obtain hair or saliva from children for DNA testing to determine paternity could be committing an offence, if new laws are passed.[MORE]
Dads spend as little as a minute a day alone with kids: study
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Research has found that Australian dads spend as little as one minute a day alone with their children.[MORE]
Community push to curb rural suicide
A suicide prevention program has been launched in Tasmania's Midlands.[MORE]
Sexploitation and the 'modern' world
We are quick to criticise Bill Henson and 13-year-olds in Australian Fashion Week, yet those same children a few years older later are "barely legal" and it's somehow okay to objectify them.[MORE]
Fed Govt urged to run equal pay campaign
Equal pay advocates are urging the Federal Government to fund an education campaign for businesses to help reduce the pay gap between men and women.[MORE]
Research spotlights high Hunter prostate cancer rate
Newcastle University researchers are hoping to discover why the Hunter has the highest rate of prostate cancer in New South Wales.[MORE]
Council backs Brisbane blokes' sheds
The Brisbane City Council is calling for community groups to help set up men's centres.[MORE]
Australia 'suffering from man drought'
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New research says Australia is in the grip of a "man drought", where a good bachelor is hard to find.[MORE]
Men twice as likely to be injured on roads: report
A new report has found the majority of Australians seriously injured in road accidents are men under the age of 30.[MORE]
Gender equality: it matters to all of us
Gender equality is about men and women working together to create a fairer and more equal Australia.[MORE]
Sexism 'alive and well' in Aust workplaces
Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick says sexism is still "alive and well" in Australian workplaces.[MORE]
Discrimination laws should better protect men: commissioner
The Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner wants the law strengthened to better protect men who want to spend more time at home with their families.[MORE]
Egyptian men blame women for sexual harassment: survey
Nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women in the most populous Arab country and a majority say women themselves are to blame for their maltreatment, a survey shows.[MORE]
Farmers help Midlands mental health program
The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association has donated a car to help a Midlands mental health program.[MORE]
Scheme addresses violence against women
A new Bendigo program will target young men to try to reduce violence against women.[MORE]
Camp to address Narrogin suicides
The Western Australian Aboriginal Health Council has organised a three-day camp for men in Narrogin after a spate of suicides in the town.[MORE]
Men in Sheds project back on track
The Esperance Men in Sheds project is back on track after the Federal Government decided to reinstate funding for some Regional Partnerships programs.[MORE]
Vietnam veterans health study launched
The Federal Government has launched its most comprehensive survey of Vietnam veterans' health.[MORE]
