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Successive governments right up to the present day caved to backlash terrorism,
seeking a return to the status quo that benefits men:
"Almost immediately, then Attorney-General Gareth Evans sent a letter to
activists in the nascent men’s rights movement, offering them a seat at the
policy-making table by asking them what changes they would like to see to the
court. This willingness of the Hawke Labor government to take the bomber’s
“message” on board set the scene for the hijacking of family law that would
reach its apogee under Liberal prime minister John Howard.
By the time the Howard government took office on a “family values” platform in
1996 — with a campaign brochure that featured a pastel-coloured drawing of a
house with a white picket fence — the stage was set for a reform agenda that
effectively elevated the claims of perpetrators above domestic abuse victims’
claims to safety. It would irrevocably change the culture of the court, so the
court’s founding ideals would seem like a distant memory."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
