Ask any working mum what’s her secret to success and there’s one common denominator: access to quality and affordable childcare. Despite existing benefits and the introduction of paid parental leave by the Federal Government, Australian fam…
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Paid parental leave is popular with mums, but childcare still king
Posted on 29 August 2013.
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Parenting & Work: Tell the politicians what really counts when it comes to childcare, paid parental leave, early learning and more
Posted on 19 April 2013.
Parenting and work – and how to combine the two – are critical issues for our communities. Since launching the Make Care Fair petition three years ago, a lot has changed in the world of childcare, paid parental leave and the needs of …
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Oops… my apologies
Posted on 23 February 2013.
Yesterday when I posted asking you to vote in the Agenda Setter awards, I wasn’t aware that voting was closing the very same day. So I apologise for asking you to do something that clearly you could not.
A big thanks to those of you who continue …
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Please vote and forward to support the push for childcare reform via the Agenda Setter Award
Posted on 22 February 2013.
Three years ago on International Women’s Day I launched the Make Care Fair alliance with the goal of getting policy makers to seriously rethink childcare and readjust policies, systems and those all important places across Australia to better serve the…
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Make Care Fair – update on childcare reform petition and meeting with Minister Ellis and her response
Posted on 12 February 2013.
This is a long overdue update on the Make Care Petition which many of you will know I launched almost two years ago to get childcare reform on the political agenda. At the time of the petition launch we ran a survey and 86% of respondents said th…
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Please vote for my question to the Prime Minister on OurSay – on how to better engage women in our workforce
Posted on 12 July 2012.
OurSay is a fantastic new community that is promoting democratic debate, it’s next questions forum being with Australia’s Prime Minister, no less! It’s an online community that works by allowing anyone to submit a question – but here’s the crux – …
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