A third of Australian kids say their dads work too much. A new study has found that we are facing a serious crunch over the issue of men working too hard. The lead researcher, Professor Lyndall Strazdins from the ANU Research School of Population Health, outlined the findings on Open House.

Stephen O'Doherty

Stephen is a former broadcast journalist in radio and TV and a former NSW Parliament Member who served in Shadow Cabinet. He was the inaugural CEO of Christian Schools Australia and currently serves as a Director of Christian Media and Arts Australia (CMAA) and a representative on the Community Broadcasting Roundtable, and is passionate about the growth of Christian radio in Australia.

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