Struggling to see the benefit in welfare shift

Stephanie Peatling For Louise Piltz the choice was difficult but obvious.

Greens seek boost for childcare teachers

Stephanie Peatling Early childhood teachers who work in childcare centres rather than schools would have the cost of their university studies reimbursed under a Greens proposal being considered by the federal...

New tune shows Coalition ready to start ringing in the changes

Stephanie Peatling THE ringtone of Tony Abbott's senior press secretary, Andrew Hirst, changed earlier this year from a grab of the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, declaring there would be no carbon tax to the...

ALP shifts office to avoid NSW taint - MPs

Stephanie Peatling and Jacqueline Maley Labor will move its election campaign headquarters from Sydney to Melbourne for the 2013 federal poll, in a bid, MPs say, to distance itself from the soiled political brand of the New South Wales...

ALP shifts office to avoid NSW taint - MPs

Stephanie Peatling, Jacqueline Maley LABOR will move its election campaign headquarters from Sydney to Melbourne for the federal poll next year, in an attempt, MPs say, to distance itself from the soiled political brand of the NSW party...

All a twitter about Abbott and that judgment

Stephanie Peatling At the rate of 140 characters a tweet it is going to take a while but someone has taken it upon themselves to put on twitter the entire Federal Court judgment dismissing a sexual harassment claim by...

Welfare fraud becomes harder

Stephanie Peatling Sophisticated data-mining techniques combined with old-fashioned private detectives and dobbing in wrongdoers are resulting in fewer people being prosecuted for welfare fraud and allowing the federal...

At home with Liz Broderick

Stephanie Peatling Much progress has been made, but the Sex Discrimination Commissioner says there is still work to be done.

Brough remains candidate despite damning judgment

Stephanie Peatling Former Howard government minister Mal Brough will remain a Coalition candidate at next year’s federal election despite a damning Federal Court judgment that found he was involved in actions to...

Business sector unhappy with new gender equality requirements

Stephanie Peatling COMPANIES will have to report how many women they employ and how much they earn compared with their male colleagues as part of the federal government's attempt to close the gender pay gap.

Bosses forced to reveal inequality in laws targeting gender pay gap

Stephanie Peatling Companies will have to report how many women they employ and how much they earn compared to their male colleagues as part of a 'ground-breaking' federal government attempt to close the gender pay gap.

Allowance to pay less than dole

Stephanie Peatling, James Robertson WHILE trying to survive on a little more than $10 a day, an asylum seeker was handed 48 hours notice of eviction.

Single-parent families could lose all income in January

Stephanie Peatling Single parents affected by the federal government's changes to welfare payments face being left without any income on January 1 because many do not realise they will have to reapply for their new...

Families spending less on childcare

Stephanie Peatling Families are spending less on childcare as a percentage of their household budget than they were almost a decade ago because the increase in government assistance has outstripped price rises,...

Rebates reducing cost of childcare

Stephanie Peatling FAMILIES are spending less on childcare as a percentage of their household budget than they were almost a decade ago because the increase in government assistance has outstripped price rises,...

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MPs out of kilter on school pick

Stephanie Peatling NOT one Coalition senator who responded to a survey by The Sun-Herald sends their child to a public school.

Super grant for women

Stephanie Peatling Scholarships for women wanting to be appointed to superannuation boards will be announced by the federal government on Friday.

Women on company boards declining

Stephanie Peatling The number of women appointed to the boards of companies on the ASX 200 has declined, with only 36 women appointed so far this year.

Wong calls for truce in gender war

Stephanie Peatling and Farrah Tomazin Penny Wong says there will not be a 'gender war' following the Prime Minister's speech on sexism and rules out a rolling commentary on further examples that may occur.