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2 CCC's that are walking distance from me charge from $74 to $85 per day (the dearer end is for babies in one of SA biggest CCC chains - both inc. meals -for toddlers- and nappies in the price). These are the amounts high income earners who don't qualify for the CC Benefit pay. If you don't...

When I mentioned 'facts' it was more in response to another poster who had many of his/her facts wrong regarding childcare, paid paternity leave, discrimination laws, etc. In regards to this scheme, I don't deny it is more costly but the extra burden will be bore by business, who WILL at the...

It may be a maximum but the average amount paid out based on the average womems wage at childbearing age is nowhere near that - heard some figures being thrown about on the ABC and it was well inder the average wage. Business might be paying but in combination with confidence in government...

Big business is going to be charged a levy that goes to general revenue and the existing paternity leave scheme that is presently funded by taxpayers will be scrapped. I reckon that's a savings to the taxpayer. On childcare... if family income is low childcare is cheap, if good then you...

I was referring to the new scheme - TA's scheme pays the entire period to the father if he nominates himself as the primary caregiver. If not he get 2 weeks paid leave. The workplace is lawfully obliged to give parents this leave. The paid portion comes from a levy that is charged to big...

It is a industry funded paid parental leave scheme. It's called the Paid Parental Leave Scheme. Either parent can take this leave.

How would this case have been different if the MP was a male and it was the mother at home looking after a sick child? Would we be discussing it? In that scenario would it be a good or bad thing that the mother at home has taken time off work - whereas you worry that the man might need to...

What do you propose? The child was at home with father, not hospitalised. It had been sick for days prior and she chose not to go. She could have brought the child to Canberra with her if she wanted to as well, but chose not to. Child Care is excellent for PM's in Canberra. Some have been...

Child has been sick since Sunday and this occured Tuesday. Her time has been taken up with the media since then. All part of the campaign to make the Libs look heartless and anti women. You're right, the games they're playing are setting back women (and the Labor Party), not advancing...