Business Dozens of women-led businesses demand urgent childcare reform A group of predominately women-led businesses are spearheading an urgent campaign calling on the Government to make early childhood education and care free.
News & Views Aged care crisis reflects poor preparation and a broken system Could the federal government have done more to erect a firewall to protect the vulnerable people in these aged care institutions which come under its regulation?
News & Views Leigh Sales interviews the PM. Then gets described as ‘disrespectful’ and as having ‘bad manners’ by a former premier Last night on ABC’s 7:30, Leigh Sales interviewed Prime Minister Scott Morrison, asking pointed questions. Today, she’s being called ‘rude’.
Leadership Parliament cancelled: Workplaces & parliaments internationally have found workarounds, why not Australia? The next sitting of Parliament, due to comments on the 4th August, has been cancelled following a decision by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday.
News & Views ‘Serious lack of funding’ in aged care must be fixed: An open letter to the PM Natasha Chadwick has been at the coal face of what is happening in aged care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is her open letter to the Prime Minister.
News & Views More money & jobs for the boys! The PM ear-marks $270 billion for defence The PM will announce on Wednesday that $270 billion will be spent on new and upgraded defence capabilities over the next decade.
News & Views The PM’s ‘solution’ for women giving birth on the side of the road? Upgrade the highway. When the PM was asked about women being forced to give birth on the side of the Barton Highway he responded that an uprgade was being planned.
News & Views Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate Scott Morrison said “I’ve always said we’ve got to be honest about our history”. Unfortunately, his statement is at odds with the historical record.
News & Views Construction is the industry that gets a $688 million stimulus. Seriously? Given women account for 55% of job losses postCOVID19, the idea of a well paid, male-dominated industry being the recipients of a $688million stimulus is hard to swallow.
News & Views $60 billion underspend has intensified calls for JobKeeper to be broadened While the treasury has given some reasons for the $60 billion JobKeeper error, there are surely more questions, in light of what seemed obvious to the academics weeks earlier.
News & Views Parents: This is a time to make your voice heard The Federal government needs to hear from Australian parents about exactly how the childcare changes & COVID-19 have affected them.
News & Views Parents urge the government not to pull the rug out on free childcare early Worried parents are calling on the federal government to halt its plans to ‘snap back’ to the old childcare system in June.