May 26, 2012

Abbott and paid maternity leave

Tony Abbott’s colleagues must be wondering what on earth they have done by replacing one erratic unilateralist leader with another. There is certainly no escape hatch between now and the election. Abbott’s $2.75 billion “big new tax” on large companies to fund six months of fully paid maternity leave is so contradictory and hypocritical it’s [...]

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Pambula Hospital maternity service

Our eldest son Michael was born at Pambula Hospital in March 1996. It was a small hospital, but well equipped. The medical and nursing staff were all very skilled and friendly. Juliet had an epidural. I was surprised to hear the hospital’s birthing unit had been closed. However, a media release I received by email [...]

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