Georgie Dent

Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame both believe – fervently – that a better future is not an abstract hypothetical. It is a choice.

A national survey of 3043 Australians by The Parenthood found that 66% of parents don’t believe it’s safe for school to return as planned.

‘Push through or lockdown’ overlooks the valid alternative between those options: to live safely with the virus.

The failure of Australia’s parenting policies means the motherhood penalty costs the average working woman $696K in earnings & $180K in super.

In 2022 let’s demand expanded paid parental leave & universal access to early childhood education & care. Join #ParentsUp for a better deal.

Senator Pauline Hanson has been promoting and amplifying bigotry and racism that enables this shameful gap to flourish for decades.

Minister Anne Ruston shared a tweet at the Women’s Safety Summit saying ‘We need to be brave enough to act when victims speak up’.

Morrison’s temerity towards women doesn’t just rival the former PM Tony Abbott’s – it transcends his & is proving every bit as incendiary.

A UWU survey of almost 4,000 current & former early educators paints a dire picture of the workforce crisis in early education & care.

Without commonwealth support for early education & care the jobs of too many educators & the viability of too many services are at risk.

7 in 10 Australians say a universal high quality early education & care system would be good for the economy, education & inequity.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison didn’t have time to call Pfizer’s global chair & has barely made time to address the nation in crisis.