Yes, there were good bits, but as a social document based on fairness, the 2009 federal budget wasn’t crash hot.
Paid parental leave
Overintonc: toast, tea and parental leave
Caroline Overington says Wayne Swan’s paid parental leave is not a budget announcement, it’s an election promise.
Paid parental leave, check. Now what about carers?
For the first time the government is prepared to acknowledge a clear unequivocal financial relationship between the workplace and parenting, writes Eva Cox.
Money for nothin’ and parental leave for free
Paid parental leave is a wonderful idea unless, of course, you are one of the suckers who doesn’t actually take parental leave, writes Jessica Brown.
Rundle: a jolly coalition motivational song
Need to motivate your troops? Let Guy Rundle show you how.
