2007 Media releases
Women making a difference
15 November 2007
NFAW is proud to recognise the achievements of our member Piphal Engly, who was selected as one of the four finalists for the 2007 Senior Australian of the Year Award in the ACT, acknowledging her work with people who have migrated to Australia. Read more >>
Early action needed on paid maternity leave
26 November 2007
NFAW strongly supports the promise made by Mr. Rudd, in Opposition, that: “If elected I will ask the Productivity Commission to examine the effectiveness of different models to improve support for parents in the labour force with new-born children…..” Read more >>
Paid maternity leave not on the Coalition's agenda
7 November 2007
The Federal Coalition is out of touch with what Australian families have said they need to help them to raise their children, women and children advocates said today in response to the Coalition release of its industrial relations policy, which confirms existing entitlements that provides up to 52 weeks of unpaid parental leave. Read more >>
Campaigning in the kitchen: how Australian women dished up democracy
4 November 2007
Forty years ago, the record ‘yes’ vote in the 1967 referendum, which removed from Australia’s constitution provisions discriminating against Aboriginal people, was a step forward for all Australians. Read more >>
Australian Democrats - Women's Policy Release
29 October 2007
The NFAW welcomes the release by Senator Stott-Despoja of the women’s policy statement for the Australian Democrats. Read more >>
We vote ‘Yes’ but politicians differ on Paid Maternity Leave
11 September 2007
Howard: not necessary Rudd: definitely a Productivity Commission enquiry if elected Stott-Despoja: do it now Read more >>
Women's chances worse under WorkChoices
13 August 2007
A national report released today[#report] demonstrates that WorkChoices isn’t working for low paid women and their families. Read more >>
It's official: women get a raw deal from WorkChoices
2 June 2007
What Women Want, the Report, released today, shows that under the WorkChoices industrial relations system women are worse off in pay terms compared with men, since WorkChoices was introduced. This is so whatever their occupation or education status, and includes professional and managerial women as well as those in lower paid, less skilled work. Read more >>
Women's organisations concerned by reports that women are doing worse under Workchoices
16 February 2007
“Two new research reports now show that women clustered in low pay low skill jobs are worse off under WorkChoices”, NFAW spokesperson Marie Coleman said today. Read more >>