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Labor has promised to increase the rebate to 50 per cent of the actual costs of child care, capped at $7500 a year, compared with the government’s policy of 30 per cent capped at $4000. The policy has been welcomed by careermums, a new group that is lobbying for working mothers. Here is their press release The new nation-wide history curriculum proposed by the Howard Government contains more references to women than might have been expected and does recommend what it calls a “gendered approach” to history but it is disappointing, in my view, for failing to include more women’s milestones. There is nothing about women “firsts” – e.g. first women MPs, [...] Doris Lessing had a huge influence on me as a young woman, as I was discovering feminism and learning how to live an independent life. Her books literally changed my life. Her Martha Quest series, set in Africa, showed that the struggles I was going through were not unique, and I found that comforting. Then [...] |
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