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Communities in Control Conference 2010, Moonee Valley Racing Club, Melbourne, 1 June 2010 “It is a great honour for me to have been invited to address you today and, especially, to have been introduced by no less a figure than Joan Kirner, whom we all love for the trails she has blazed – especially for women [...] John Durie, the Martin Collins columnist for The Australian has praised SWB in today’s paper: Media Release 10 May 2009 The Rudd Government will deliver an historic Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme to support Australian families and prepare Australia for the economic and social challenges of the future. This government-funded scheme will provide the primary carer with 18 weeks post-natal leave, paid at the adult federal minimum wage (currently $543.78 [...] After 30 years, PML finally in: a great first step 11 May 2009 Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, has applauded the federal government’s announcement that funding for paid parental leave will be included in Tuesday’s budget, with a commencement date of 1 January 2011. Commissioner Broderick said this was a great first step and emphasized the importance of [...] Unions welcome the historic introduction a universal, government-funded paid maternity leave scheme covering the majority of Australian women and their families. “The campaign to win this essential piece of social infrastructure has taken 30 long years,” ACTU President Sharan Burrow said today. “This is a major achievement for the thousands of women and men who have worked [...] Survey reinforces that Australians want paid parental leave 9 April 2009 Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, called on the federal government today to take note of the results of a poll in which Australians overwhelmingly said they thought funding for a paid parental leave scheme should be Incorporated in the next federal budget. “The results of the poll [...] |
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