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By Guest Poster on August 19, 2010
During the election campaign, LP will be cross-posting selected items from the Centre for Policy Development’s discussion of policy issues, Thinking Points. Readers may also be interested in the CPD’s collection of policy ideas and priorities for the next term, [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Policy, Women | Tagged CPD, domestic violence, emma davidson, Federal Election 2010, paid parental leave, pay equity, Thinking Points, women's policy |
By Kim on July 28, 2010
Julia Gillard’s response to alleged leaks reported by Laurie Oakes on Channel Nine and Peter Hartcher in the Sydney Morning Herald can be viewed in full online. NB: Previous discussion on LP is here. Elsewhere: Peter Brent, Phil Gomes. Elsewhere: [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Media | Tagged cabinet, Federal Election 2010, Julia Gillard, Laurie Oakes, leaks, paid parental leave, pension, Peter Hartcher, press conference |
By Brian on June 30, 2010
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. Of course, that’s the famous quatrain [...]
Posted in Climate change, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Government, Health, Politics, Water | Tagged education revolution, emissions trading system, G20, Henry Tax review, homelessness, Kevin Rudd, kyoto protocol, Murray Basin Authority, national curriculum, National Organ Transplant Authority, pacific solution, paid parental leave, regional cancer centres, renewable energy target, school libraries, social housing, stolen generations, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, trade centres, WorkChoices |
By Mark Bahnisch on May 19, 2010
Tony Abbott’s 7.30 Report interview has prompted some bizarre reactions – not least Barnaby Joyce’s particularly unhelpful comments. The Coalition spin appeared to be that Abbott was somehow demonstrating his authenticity and honesty by telling viewers that his word isn’t [...]
Posted in Ethics, Life, Media, Politics, Relationships, Sociology | Tagged 7 30 Report, Barnaby Joyce, Coalition, confessional, CPRS. backdown, Ethics, ets, great big new tax, interview, Jonathan Green, Kerry O'Brien, Kevin Rudd, Liberal Party, lies, lying, morality, Neil Mitchell, paid parental leave, personal attacks, phoney tony, promises, Still Life With cat, Tony Abbott, trust, truth |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 8, 2010
Tony Abbott has chosen to mark International Women’s Day which is, to his mind, of course, all about “benefits… provided to families with children”, by announcing a policy for six months’ paid parental leave at actual salary levels, funded by [...]
Posted in Ethics, Industrial Relations, Media, Parenting, Policy, Politics, Women | Tagged big government, business, conservatism, ideology, International Womens Day, Liberal Party, paid parental leave, paternalism, patriarchy, Policy, statism, Tony Abbott, welfare state |
By Mark Bahnisch on October 4, 2008
There’s been a lot of discussion sparked by the Productivity Commission report into Parental Leave about “middle class welfare”. Because the PC also made recommendations about the baby bonus, and therefore there have been predictable calls to share the dosh [...]
Posted in Economics, Education, Government, Health, Howardia, Immigration, Industrial Relations, Parenting, Policy, Poverty, Women | Tagged baby bonus, Catholic social justice statement, Economics, Feminism, George Megalogenis, howard government, Industrial Relations, John Howard, Labor, LP, neoliberalism, paid parental leave, parental leave, parental leave report, pension, political economy, Poverty, productivity commission, robert menzies, Rudd government, social justice, social policy, Sociology, welfare policy, welfare system, workplace equity |
By Mark Bahnisch on September 29, 2008
I discussed some of the issues around paid parental leave in an earlier post. The Productivity Commission has now released its interim report, recommending a model which would see the government pay for 18 weeks of parental leave at the [...]
Posted in Industrial Relations, Parenting, Policy | Tagged ALP, baby bonus, Industrial Relations, Labor, paid parental leave, parental leave, parental leave report, productivity commission, Rudd government, social policy, welfare policy, welfare system, workplace equity |
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