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8 June 2009
Paid Parental Leave Best Mothers Day Present Ever

The Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians and the National Foundation for Australian Women warmly welcomed the announcement of the introduction of national Paid Parental Leave entitlements for Australia’s babies and their working mums and dads.

8 June 2009
The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and Outcomes for Australian Women

NFAW, in association with Security for Women and the WomenSpeak Alliance, is coordinating a project to assess the gender implications for Australian women and girls of the GFC.

8 June 2009
New National Women's Health Strategy

NFAW attended a RoundTable convened by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing to consider strategic approaches to a new national women’s health strategy. Subsequently, DoHA offered NFAW ( and others present) a grant to assist with the costs of consulting with our stakeholders on the proposed strategy.

8 June 2009
Update on Child Care and Out of School Hours Care

In our submission to the Henry Review of Australia’s Future Tax System we discussed inter alia the losses to the revenue from  taxation expenditures, and developed the argument specifically in relation to taxation expenditures and child care.


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Events & Activities

NFAW Annual Dinner

22 July 2009
National Foundation of Australian Women - Annual Dinner - Brisbane

Winter Tales 2009

26 July 2009
Jennifer Coombes – Special Collections Archivist, NGA Artistic silences:  women and art in the NGA Research Library collections Sunday 26 July at 2pm, 4th floor conference room, National Library *Entry $15 **Bookings 62621271* (NLA) or Patti Kendall on 62478102 or kendall@netspeed.com.au[mailto:kendall@netspeed.com.au]


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