paid parental leave

The OECD report was about women’s workforce participation rates in Australia not stay-at-home mums being a drain on the economy.

I was recently phoned by a journalist and asked to reflect on what the Labor government had done for gender equality.

Recently, debates about policies have disappeared under an avalanche of sexist, misogynist nonsense and the commentary on it.

During a recent interview with Ann Sherry, who is arguably the architect of paid maternity leave in corporate Australia, she expressed her disappointment that the government paid parental leave debate has been “hijacked by politics” – a debate about privileged women versus ordinary working women.

Tony Abbott is set to become Australia’s next Prime Minister after leading the Coalition to a resounding victory at the ballot box.

Earlier this week, Independent senator Nick Xenophon and his team effectively stymied the government’s plan to begin reduced paid parental leave payments from 1 January 2017.

The government is looking at boosting paid parental leave from 18 to 20 weeks.

The Coalition Government wants to save $1.

When Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey announced an end to two sets of maternity leave payments for “double dipping” mothers, it almost seemed wise to stay quiet.