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Reluctant police enforcers for feminist DV regime – podcast

14 December 2024

Reluctant police enforcers for feminist DV regime – podcast

In this video, Bettina Arndt talks with two brave Queensland police officers regarding their apprehension about having to impose unjust domestic violence laws. These laws have spawned a huge industry of false allegations, being used to empower women and destroy men. The voices have been disguised to protect the identities of the police. If you […]

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Examining Gender Concepts: Insights from “Feminist Terminology 1: Gender – The Fiamengo File Episode 22”

24 November 2024

Examining Gender Concepts: Insights from “Feminist Terminology 1: Gender – The Fiamengo File Episode 22”

In The Fiamengo File Episode 22, Professor Janice Fiamengo provides an analytical perspective on the feminist concept of “gender,” exploring its historical and ideological development. This episode, titled Feminist Terminology 1: Gender, sheds light on how the term “gender” has evolved beyond its traditional grammatical context to a central concept in feminist and social theory. […]

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The Myth Of Male Power

22 May 2023

The Myth Of Male Power

Bestselling author Warren Farrell offers a new, non-dogmatic approach to the relationship between men and women–one that questions old myths and presents the building blocks needed for a deeper understanding and a stronger bond between the warring sexes.

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Another Australian Man’s Story of Domestic Violence & Coercive Control

13 May 2023

Another Australian Man’s Story of Domestic Violence & Coercive Control

I wasn’t allowed to do anything by myself if there were others around, and if I did so, I’d be made to feel like the biggest piece of work. She also had to be anywhere there were other females. She made sure that every person that I worked with, or visited, or they visited us, was in no certain terms to know I was a “monster” to her. This essentially isolated me from my family and friends.

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Domestic Violence Study:  Male Victims of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence, Help-Seeking, and Reporting Behaviors: A Qualitative Study

8 May 2023

Domestic Violence Study: Male Victims of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence, Help-Seeking, and Reporting Behaviors: A Qualitative Study

Male victims noted how disclosure of abuse to family and friends was variously met with shock, support, and minimization. Participants also reported secondary abusive experiences, with police and other support services responding with ridicule, doubt, indifference, and victim arrest. The use of the term boundary crossing rather than IPV, which is commonly associated with male-against-female violence, appeared to be a useful tool for eliciting information from men who have experienced abuse.

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A Closer Look at Men Who Sustain Intimate Terrorism by Women

1 May 2023

A Closer Look at Men Who Sustain Intimate Terrorism by Women

Some experts in the field have forwarded assumptions about men who sustain IPV–for example, that the abuse they experience is trivial or humorous and of no consequence and that, if their abuse was severe enough, they have the financial and psychological resources to easily leave the relationship–but these assumptions have little data to support them

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Equality of Human Rights

25 April 2023

Equality of Human Rights

Women in Australia have always enjoyed enormous privileges and support in comparison to men. Australian men have had many extreme expectations and obligations on them that in comparison to women.

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A Male’s Tale

9 April 2023

A Male’s Tale

A Male’s Tale is a fantastic short documentary about the state of matters in Australia for men today. The documentary is based out of Fairfield in Sydney’s Western Suburbs. It features Matthew Dillon, his experience and work in the community. Additionally, the men from South West Sydney Men’s Shed.It provides a fair summary of the […]

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Concerning feminism.

9 April 2023

Concerning feminism.

At DVAA we value equality. Therefore we oppose all ideologies that are at odds with working toward equality. Feminism actively works against equality.

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Liberal Ideas

22 February 2023

Liberal Ideas

Liberal. /ˈlɪb(ə)rəl/ Definition as defined by the Oxford Dictionary Willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas. “they have liberal views on divorce” Relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise. Only a few years ago, […]

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Accurate Statistics

28 May 2022

Accurate Statistics

1.  women initiate violence in anywhere from 70% (Feibert 2014) to 83% of domestic incidents (Capaldi, Kim & Shortt 2007 p.103). This high rate of instigation could possibly be linked to societies acceptance and encouragement of violence by women towards men (Harned 2001 p.281).  2.  The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) credited 52% of all […]

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Conflict Theory – A New Way Forward

27 May 2022

Conflict Theory – A New Way Forward

Feminism’s Effect On Domestic Violence Replacing Feminist Theory Conflict theorists see society as different groups all competing to achieve a similar goal and believe that it is competition that encourages better outcomes overall (Hungerford 2008). In the initial research around conflict theory, it was thought that the absence of disagreement within management structures related to […]

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THE HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

27 May 2022

THE HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

During the past 40 years, feminist theory has dominated the domestic violence (DV) sector in western society and has been the major driving force behind reforms for reducing violence in the home

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Professor Murray Straus Discussing IPV

27 May 2022

Professor Murray Straus Discussing IPV

US Prof. in Ariel: Domestic Violence is not One-Sided Dr. Strauss who conducted peer-reviewed studies into domestic violence all around the world. He faced numerous attacks by powerful feminist groups to have the research buried.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHxQTTg_wLE

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An Honest Discussion

27 May 2022

An Honest Discussion

The media would have you believe this is not the case. The narrative is that men are returning home and beating their partners into obedience. But as a society, do we really believe that.

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Misleading Data In The Media

2 November 2018

Misleading Data In The Media

We need to be careful with data in the media. Domestic violence is a very important social issue. It is also very important that we are accurate and concise with the statistical information that we use. There are many violence against women groups that raise awareness on the topic. These kind’s of awareness campaigns are important. […]

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Truth In Reporting

10 October 2018

Truth In Reporting

The media has always had a responsibility to report the truth, as best as they can, and to remain as neutral as possible to their position. Domestic violence reporting in this country should be quite simple. A person is injured or killed, report the facts and call it for what it was. Domestic violence.  That’s how things […]

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Challenging The Narrative

9 October 2018

Challenging The Narrative

Domestic violence awareness Australia.Domestic violence is at epidemic levels! This is the narrative currently portrayed by the mainstream media and awareness campaigns such as ANROWS, Ourwatch and White Ribbon.  It makes up the bulk of throwaway lines on mainstream media discussing this current hot topic. According to the ABS safety survey of 2016 (1), domestic violence […]

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