Weekly Media Roundup

April 24, 2014 at 10:01 AM

Men need to break their silence on the root societal causes of male violence against women rather than perpetuate a “monster myth” that merely places blame upon evil individuals, according to Tom Meagher:
This moving opinion piece from the Guardian is written by the husband of Jill Meagher, who was raped and murdered   by Adrian Bayley in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick in 2012.

 

Australian airport axes insensitive ad:
Victoria's Avalon Airport has been forced to ditch its new advertising campaign after being accused of making light of domestic violence.

 

British diplomat worried by domestic violence levels in Samoa:
The British High Commissioner to Samoa recently made a final visit to Apia from Wellington before she moves on from her role in July.

 

Social worker sacked over missing child:
A social worker who failed to tell his superiors that a child in their care was missing was rightly sacked, the Employment Relations Authority has found.

 

A Selection of the latest Legal Highs news:
Auckland Council working on legal highs policy. Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse  says that councillors share the community's concerns about the harm casued by the drugs.

The Auckland City Mission says synthetic cannabis abuse will become a bigger problem than methamphetamine. 




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