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Common Ground: Paid maternity leave

CPD's flagship public event series, Common Ground, kicked off on Wednesday April 23rd in Sydney. Sharan Burrow, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and Tony Steven, CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia explored what they have in common on the topic of paid maternity leave. Common Ground was opened by David McKnight, author of 'Beyond Right and Left', and moderated by Marie Claire editor Jackie Frank.


Australian Workplaces: What rights? Whose rights? Your say...

The Honourable Paul Munro will speak on the rights based approach to regulating employment relations at an Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) event at the end of June.


WELA submission to the Productivity Commission about Paid Maternity Leave

As Chairperson for the Women's Electoral Lobby Australia (WELA), I've been heavily involved in preparing a submission for the Productivity Commission's inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave.

The WELA strongly supports introducing industrial based, paid maternity leave as soon as possible with three clear arguments supporting this proposal:

1. Financial reasons for maintaining income in households around the time of birth rather than decreasing it by the loss of an income earner;



Mean tests: middle class welfare or redistributive fairness?

Arguing in favour of universal paid maternity leave, Eva Cox scrutinises means tests and government payments.


A Long Time Coming: the Advent of Paid Maternity Leave in Australia?

Marian Baird looks at the state of paid parental leave in Australia and argues in favour of a clear and comprehensive scheme.


CPD Road Test: work and family balance

Both major parties are selling balance and flexibility, but there's not much under the bonnet, writes Mark Bahnisch


Canberra fails to meet the work-family benchmark

The Australian Work and Family Policy Roundtable recently released benchmarks for the assessment of policy proposals for improving work and family outcomes in Australia. CPD fellow Eva Cox examines how the major parties’ 2007 election announcements shape up so far.


Productivity – a dead end?

Ian McAuley argues that WorkChoices is likely to have a negative impact on productivity: "If labour is cheaper to employ there will be less incentive for firms to ensure workers are employed productively."


A new policy framework for Indigenous housing

Just as houses need effective architecture and design, so too do Indigenous housing policies, writes Michael Dillon.


Making time and taking our time

We save it, spend it, invest it, and waste it, yet we never have enough of it. Time is a finite resource, and we seem to be running out. Political parties who ignore the latest research on what time-poverty is doing to our relationships don't deserve to spend time in government, argues Eva Cox.


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