Monday, 18 March 2002

Priests make sex confessions, The Australian, 18 March, 2002

Priests make sex confessions: [2 Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 18 Mar 2002: 3.
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The study by Anthony Cumming, a priest and psychologist, surveyed 93 male clergy from two Australian metropolitan dioceses.
A THIRD of all Anglican priests believe they have engaged in sexual behaviour inappropriate for a minister, according to a study on clergy stress.
The study by Anthony Cumming, a priest and psychologist, surveyed 93 male clergy from two Australian metropolitan dioceses.
It found about 25 per cent of priests suffered significant stress, causing anxiety, depression, fatigue and confusion.
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Minister for Children Attacks Fathers, Dads On The Air, 18 March, 2002.





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Wednesday, 13 March 2002

Fight against intolerance the theme of Kirby's life, The Australian, 13 March, 2002.

Fight against intolerance the theme of Kirby's life: [2 Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 13 Mar 2002: 2.
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JUSTICE Michael Kirby, who will turn 63 on Monday, is an Australian judge with a reputation for activism.
In an unprecedented move last year, John Howard condemned Justice Kirby for intervening in the debate over public versus private school funding.
Justice Kirby raised many eyebrows when in 1998 he "outed" himself by listing his partner of more than 30 years, Johan van Vloten, in Who's Who in Australia.
JUSTICE Michael Kirby, who will turn 63 on Monday, is an Australian judge with a reputation for activism.
To the consternation of some, he regularly speaks out on the two major issues close to his heart: gay law reform and public education.
In an unprecedented move last year, John Howard condemned Justice Kirby for intervening in the debate over public versus private school funding.
Justice Kirby is understood to be the longest-serving judge in Australia.
He had already held judicial office for 20 years when appointed to the High Court in 1996.
Rising from working-class origins to become one of the most senior judicial figures in Australia, the constant themes of his life's work have been international human rights, the complexities of human sexual experience and the battle against intolerance.
In a recent book of essays Through the World's Eyes, he recalled the days when it never occurred to anyone that homosexuals would also enjoy human rights.
Justice Kirby raised many eyebrows when in 1998 he "outed" himself by listing his partner of more than 30 years, Johan van Vloten, in Who's Who in Australia.
He told The Australian he viewed his "self-outing" as a moral obligation.
"I think judges should be honest," he said. "It's not easy for everybody to do what I did because many people live in a world where there is still real prejudice and discrimination against them, when their jobs would be on the line, where they would suffer attacks in their family and in their social circumstances.
"But I feel that, in part, if I had remained silent I would have been conspiring in my own belittlement, and I was not willing to do that."
Justice Kirby said one of the reasons he made his homosexuality public was for the benefit of young Australians either who may be homosexual or who needed to know that there were homosexual people in all walks of life.
He said: "We've reached a point in time, spurred on by science and by our knowledge of the variety of human sexuality, that we are not willing any more to go along with our own denigration."
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Monday, 11 March 2002

The Family Court's Travel Budgets: How Your Taxes are being spent, Dads On The Air, 11 March, 2002.




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Friday, 8 March 2002

Producers hope for rural policy shift, The Australian, 8 March, 2002.

Producers hope for rural policy shift: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 08 Mar 2002: 2.
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"If the approach [John Anderson] has outlined was adopted, it would unleash an era of co-operation and volunteerism from farmers that would significantly and rapidly improve the sustainability of natural resource management in Australia," he said. "JohnAnderson's statements today are the best news farmers have had for decades from governments on environmental policy. Mr Anderson has highlighted the inequity and ineffectiveness of government environmental policies that simply rely on regulation, with no consideration of the social and economic costs to regional communities."
Queensland Farmers Federation executive director Brianna Casey echoed NSW Farmers, and said Mr Anderson's approach was a fundamental shift forward in management of natural resources.
PHIL Gentle points to the salt scalds starting to show on his country near Northam in Western Australia.
The fourth-generation farmer, who grows wheat and runs sheep on his 1800ha property Mannadene, 100km east of Perth, puts it down to the time the land has been cleared, and the rising water table.
"It is not affecting production," he says. "But there are new spots showing. I reckon within five to 10 years those new spots will go out of production. We are fencing off remnant bush so it can regenerate without stock running through it.
"As for sharing the burden around, I think it is a good idea. It is unfair to be left to individual landowners."
Mr Gentle was joined by his agri-political leaders in hailing John Anderson's call for governments to compensate farmers for the cost of city-inspired environmental legislation as a once in lifetime policy shift.
NSW Farmers Association president Mal Peters described the National Party leader's statement on environmental policy as a "once in a generation" policy shift.
Mr Peters said present policies were inequitable for landholders, ineffective in achieving environmental results and economically devastated rural communities.
"If the approach John Anderson has outlined was adopted, it would unleash an era of co-operation and volunteerism from farmers that would significantly and rapidly improve the sustainability of natural resource management in Australia," he said. "JohnAnderson's statements today are the best news farmers have had for decades from governments on environmental policy. Mr Anderson has highlighted the inequity and ineffectiveness of government environmental policies that simply rely on regulation, with no consideration of the social and economic costs to regional communities."
Queensland Farmers Federation executive director Brianna Casey echoed NSW Farmers, and said Mr Anderson's approach was a fundamental shift forward in management of natural resources.
"It is now time to implement the four principles espoused by the Deputy PM -- information, property rights, incentives and partnership. Tree-clearing has been made a political football in Queensland. A commitment such as this may see the end of the game, and we will all come out winners."
National Farmers Federation president Ian Donges called on state governments to work with farmers to achieve fair and equitable solutions to resource management.
"Environmental expectations and legislative changes are undermining the commercial viability of individual farms, eroding their asset base on farm management practices," he said.
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Caption: Salt of the earth:Mr Gentle walks through remnant and dying bushland on a salt-affected area on his farm near Grass ValleyPicture: Andy Tindall; Photo: Photo
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Tuesday, 5 March 2002

Emotions take flight at staff farewell parties, The Australian, 5 March, 2002.

Emotions take flight at staff farewell parties: [2 Edition]

Nicole Strahan, John Stapleton. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 05 Mar 2002: 6.
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In Melbourne, amid chants of "Ansett, Ansett, Ansett", hugs to long-time friends and autographing of each others' uniforms, more than 1000 workers farewelled a part of Australian history.
There were similar tearful scenes in Sydney, as hundreds gathered at the Ansett terminal. Shortly after 9pm, as one of the last Ansett flights to leave Sydney taxied on to the tarmac, Ansett workers spontaneously gathered at a balcony overlooking the airport and began singing: "Leaving, on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again."
AMID emotional scenes in both Sydney and Melbourne, Ansett staff partied through the night, saying farewell to the airline they loved and the workmates they had come to regard as family.
In Melbourne, amid chants of "Ansett, Ansett, Ansett", hugs to long-time friends and autographing of each others' uniforms, more than 1000 workers farewelled a part of Australian history.
There were similar tearful scenes in Sydney, as hundreds gathered at the Ansett terminal. Shortly after 9pm, as one of the last Ansett flights to leave Sydney taxied on to the tarmac, Ansett workers spontaneously gathered at a balcony overlooking the airport and began singing: "Leaving, on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again."
In Melbourne, the originally jovial atmosphere gave way to tears as the last flight departed.
Administrator Mark Korda was welcomed at the wake, where staff thanked him for his efforts to save their jobs. "It is the greatest privilege of my career to have worked for the Ansett family," he said. "We got within 48 hours and we are just sorry we did not get there."
Partygoers blamed years of company and government mismanagement. Sally Gardener, who took her 10-month-old son to the party in Sydney, said: "Ansett staff feel like they have been let down by everybody." Another partygoer, an unnamed trainee pilot, said: "It is absolutely disgusting what has happened. TheGovernment never wanted Ansett to succeed. All roads lead to the Government."
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Monday, 4 March 2002

Shared Parenting: Has the Family Court Got It All Wrong, with Greg Cairns, Dads On The Air, 4 March, 2002.



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Friday, 1 March 2002

Summer cancelled due to the weather, The Australian, 1 March, 2002.

Summer cancelled due to the weather: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 01 Mar 2002: 7.
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The most memorable images were of hot, dry westerlies fanning the NSW bushfires, while snow fell in the mountains, but for many parts of the country, summer ended with some of the wettest conditions on record.
In Sydney, rain fell on 21 out of 28 days in February, the second- highest frequency on record. Storms were also a feature, and the strongest wind gust ever recorded in NSW was measured in Richmond at 174 km/h during December.
SUMMER is over. And what an odd summer it was.
The most memorable images were of hot, dry westerlies fanning the NSW bushfires, while snow fell in the mountains, but for many parts of the country, summer ended with some of the wettest conditions on record.
In Sydney, rain fell on 21 out of 28 days in February, the second- highest frequency on record. Storms were also a feature, and the strongest wind gust ever recorded in NSW was measured in Richmond at 174 km/h during December.
And Canberra finished summer with the wettest February in recorded history, exceeding 200mm for the first time.
In Adelaide, the average maximum temperature of 25.6C was its coldest summer on record, beating the previous summer of 1948-49.
While final figures were not available yet, Melbourne did not have a single day above 38C. It also looks like averaging 24C for summer, putting it in the bottom 10 per cent of coolest summers on record.
Don White, of consultancy firm Weatherwatch, said it was a very variable summer.
"The most unusual feature was the two weeks of westerly winds around Christmas to New Year," he said. "This was a rare type of event and contributed to thebushfires and a cool summer in the southern capitals.
"There was the coolest start to the summer for much of Victoria in more than a decade, due to the intense and extremely slow-moving low-pressure systems, which triggered the hot, dry westerlies in the eastern areas of the continent at the same time as providing cool conditions in the south."
Perth's summer maximum is likely to average 30C, the same as previous summers.
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Cream of farmland goes to market, The Australian, 1 March, 2002.

Cream of farmland goes to market: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 01 Mar 2002: 28.
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Agent John Bambling of Hallmark Real Estate Services at Noosa Heads said Durramboi was an important sale because of theproperty's historic value and also because it is high-quality grazing country. "It is a very versatile property, it could be used for virtually anything," he said. "It's not often a property of this quality and location comes on the market. Interest has come from cattle producers through to urban-based investors."
The 4,404 hectare Mayvale, just west of Barraba, ranges from river flats to hills. It allows for extended cool summer grazing on thehigh country and winter grazing in its sheltered valleys. The sale price included 750 Hereford breeding cows.
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MIXED grazing property Mayvale in northern NSW has been sold to Norland Pastoral for about $4.5 million.
The sale reflects current strong interest in large-scale viable farming properties.
The 4,404 hectare Mayvale, just west of Barraba, ranges from river flats to hills. It allows for extended cool summer grazing on thehigh country and winter grazing in its sheltered valleys. The sale price included 750 Hereford breeding cows.
The five-bedroom, turn of the century homestead has been restored. There are established gardens. The property also has a substantial manager's homestead.
Mayvale was sold as part of a re-arrangement of assets within the family-owned Vickery Pastoral Group.
Agent Kerry O'Connell said inquiry levels were good, particularly for premium cattle properties. "It is being driven by lower interest rates and the low Australian dollar which is providing favourable conditions for export commodities like beef, wool and grain," he said.
A number of significant historical pastoral properties have been offered for sale recently.
Wesfarmers Landmark and Hallmark Real Estate will auction Durramboi, a 544ha slice of Queensland's pastoral heritage. This is onlythe second time it has been offered for sale since 1884.
The auction will be held at the Noosa Sheraton Resort on 22 March.
Located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Durramboi features a four-bedroom homestead, an in-ground pool, big stockyards and a permanent water supply.
Agent John Bambling of Hallmark Real Estate Services at Noosa Heads said Durramboi was an important sale because of theproperty's historic value and also because it is high-quality grazing country. "It is a very versatile property, it could be used for virtually anything," he said. "It's not often a property of this quality and location comes on the market. Interest has come from cattle producers through to urban-based investors."
The sale price is expected to be about $2.2 million.
"The rural market is very good at the moment, with prices up for most commodities," Mr Bambling said. "Many investors are realising that highest quality rural property, particularly near the coast, is hard to find and represents an excellent investment."
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Caption: Prime cuts:Demand is being driven by lower interest rates and the low Australian dollar; Photo: Photo
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