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A mini-series developed by actor and television presenter Ernie Dingo has inspired the Federal Government to invest one million dollars into an indigenous men’s health initiative.

Dingo, who comes from the Yamatji people of the Murchison region of Western Australia, partnered with documentary filmmaker Tom Hearn to produce a four-part mini-series centered around ‘fireside yarns’ with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men.

Gay fathers and their children continue to experience stigma and avoid situations because of fear of stigma, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics has found.

The study, published on January 14, surveyed men who identified as gay and as fathers, drawing on 732 respondents from 47 states across the United States.

Pete Nicholls of Parents Beyond Breakup, outlines five ways he's like to see the National Men's Health Strategy support separated fathers. 

As CEO of Parents Beyond Breakup, I was disappointed to discover that the National Men's Health Strategy doesn't focus on the needs of separated dads.