Stephanie Peatling

Stephanie Peatling

Stephanie Peatling is a senior writer. She is a former Canberra Political Correspondent for the Sun-Herald.

How can we value Abbott's leave scheme when we don't value child care?

CHILDCARE. GENERIC PIC. AFR PIC BY PETER BRAIG. CHILDREN, CHILD CARE, BABIES, CHILD, PARENTING. SPECIAL 103222

Stephanie Peatling Timing is a wonderful thing. Mother's Day is on Sunday and has had its usual build up via patronising advertisements and stories in which people talk about the enormous sacrifices their mothers made...

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Why are women hell bent on destroying each other?

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Stephanie Peatling Parenting websites and mothers' groups are the next generation of high school where everything people say is judged, discussed and used in evidence against them as factions take shape and shift.

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Single parent families: the pain our politicians don't feel

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Stephanie Peatling The budget has confirmed that families headed by a sole parent are seen as the least deserving.

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