The Shared Parenting Council of Australia has been active in the public arena speaking out on issues that impact on the welfare of our children. The links below detail our public releases on these issues:-

Release 06-001 - 31 March 2006

Senate Vote Heralds New Dawn In Family Law
The Shared Parenting Council of Australia congratulates the Howard Government for the monumental Family Law reforms passed into law during an extended session of the Senate to consider the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005.

Release 05-005 - 9 December 2005

Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2005
The Shared Parenting Council of Australia congratulates the Prime Minister John Howard, Attorney General Philip Ruddock, the Federal Government members and opposition members who have supported the Bill through working parties, for taking decisive action and making the tough decisions in reforming the archaic Family Law Act 1975.

Release 05-004 - 24 June 2005

Howard's Family Law Amendments A Cruel Failure
The Shared Parenting Council of Australia has rejected outright the proposed Family Law Amendments released by the Attorney-General as failing fathers, failing children and failing the broader community.

Release 05-003 - 14 June 2005

The Shared Parenting Council of Australia welcomes the report and recommendations of the Task Force, In the Best Interests of the Children - Reforming the Child Support Scheme.

Release 05-002 - 21 April 2005

The Shared Parenting Council of Australia rejects outright 'hate' claims by radical feminist organisation, the Sole Parents Union, who want "closer monitoring" of father's groups undertaken by a "hate watch" organisation such as AIFS or HREOC, SPCA Federal Director, Mr Ed Dabrowski said today.

Release 05-001 - 10 February 2005

Recognition by Federal MP's of the societal harm caused by the Child Support Agency is long overdue, Mr Ed Dabrowski, Federal Director of the Shared Parenting Council said today.

Release 03-007 - 24 June 2003

Prime Minister takes 'decisive action' towards Shared Parenting for children of divorce.

Release 2 December 2004

At last some support for separated fathers who have always known in their hearts that seeing their children once a fortnight was meaningless, both for them and for their children. Last year, at a summit on fatherhood in Oxford, England, two internationally recognised parenting experts, Adrienne Burgess and Graham Russell cited the results of recent US research which showed that children of all ages, even infants and babies, need to see their non-residential fathers as often as possible.

Release 4 September 2004

The Father's Day Procession to be held in Perth City today will unite fathers, mothers, grandparents and families in support of fatherhood and major reform of the Family Court System, which routinely ruled against the continued presence of fathers in their children's lives after separation or divorce.

Release 30 July 2004

The Shared parenting council of Australia applauds the Howard government commitment to reforms of the family law system in Australia.

Release 30 July 2004

The SPCA welcomes the Government announcement today, which provides a glimmer of hope to non custodial dads and mums, and the discarded grandparents, who have been denied a meaningful and equal relationship with their children by uncooperative residential parents.

Release 28 July 2004

Recent media reports from an article written by Patricia Karvelas and published July 26 "Divorce to start in one-stop shops" indicate that the government might be moving away from the recommendations of the Report from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs into joint custody, Every Picture Tells a Story.

Release 7 May 2004

In a recently reported leak in 'The Australian' today, the upcoming budget announcement of $1.5 billion dollars taxpayer largesse for mothers, demonstrates that the Howard Government has completely ignored the cry of fathers to have their existence recognised in law.

Release 22 March 2004

The new Family Court Rules that are due to come into force by the end of this month represent a last desperate attempt by the Chief Justice of the Family Court to find relevance in the current debate about child custody arrangements after parental separation or divorce.

Release 30 December 2003

The House of Representatives Committee Report into Child Custody has left children, fathers and grandparents with little change to their current status after family breakdown.

Release 1 December 2003

The Shared Parenting Council of Australia has today supported a Federal MP's call on the Chief Justice of the Family Court, Alastair Nicholson to resign his commission immediately.

Release 12 September 2003

The Shared Parenting Council of Australia today calls upon the Federal Government to take extra legislative measures to protect Family Court litigants giving evidence to the House of Representatives Child Custody Inquiry.

Release 24 June 2003

The Shared Parenting Council of Australia congratulates the Prime Minister, John Howard, for taking a decisive step to reform Australia's failed Family Law policies for the benefit of all children of divorce.

Release 18 June 2003

The Shared Parenting Council of Australia congratulates the Prime Minister, John Howard, for taking a decisive step to reform Australia's failed Family Law policies for the benefit of all children of divorce.

Release 03-006 - 18 June 2003

Prime Minister recognises Shared Parenting will help children of divorce.

Release 02-005 - 11 December 2002

Maternity Leave Proposal - An Act of Sex Discrimination.

Release 02-004 - 18 November 2002

Shared Parenting is the Way Forward for Children of Divorce.

Release 02-003 - 30 October 2002

Is the Family Court a Political or Judicial Institution?

Release 02-002 - 29 October 2002

Children used "as footballs" in Family Court.

Release 02-001 - 22 October 2002

A New Force in Family Law.

News Updates

Member Release - 30 November 2002

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Member Release - 28 October 2002

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