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Failed market assumptions are undermining care for our children

cat.kutay — Wed, 14 May 2014 04:06:26 +0000

Can the Productivity Commission review commissioned by the Abbott government recognise the possible failure of the market-model funding of many early childhood services?

Too little too late on Newstart, Bill and Albo — you had the evidence to act

cat.kutay — Wed, 14 May 2014 03:55:18 +0000

Labor leadership contenders Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese had the evidence proving their cuts to Newstart were unfair. Their support for increasing parental support now is cold comfort.

The belated acknowledgement by the two Labor leadership contenders that cutting single-parent payments had been a mistake is sad — they should have fixed it a few months ago while they still had the power.

Prejudiced policymaking underlies Labor’s cuts to single parent payments

cat.kutay — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:55:02 +0000

There’s no doubt that last week’s stoush between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott over sexism and misogyny was extraordinary.

Welfare and families: has Labor screwed over the poor?

cat.kutay — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:47:41 +0000

Missing: true Labor values and an acceptance that structural barriers create poverty and disadvantage. It’s time for the ALP to stop blaming and short-changing individuals.

Let’s acknowledge Abbott’s parental leave plan is better

cat.kutay — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:45:13 +0000

A campaign to stop planned cuts to sole parent payments is aiming at the government’s vulnerable underbelly in its bid for a UN Security Council seat. Harming Australia’s image may be justified.

Are feminists opposing Abbott’s paid parental leave scheme on personality grounds only?

cat.kutay — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:40:59 +0000

How can the federal government spend about $4 billion on child care a year and yet have little or no say in where the services are located or how much they charge? Could it be that a bad dose of neo-liberal market-based funding in the ’90s has undermined what should have been a community service and allowed ideology to override commonsense?

More stupid government claims refuted

cat.kutay — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:15:58 +0000

Is Bill Shorten sincere about addressing changes to a welfare system "so stupid" that it can't support payments for sole parents? Eva Cox suggests that the policy itself is what's causing the grief

Did Tough Love Work For Sole Parents?

cat.kutay — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:22:37 +0000

The Government's much-maligned decision to cut benefits for sole parents was meant to get people into jobs. Now Labor claims almost 4000 more are drawing a wage

When did ‘Labor values’ become John Howard’s values?

cat.kutay — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:56:45 +0000

The baby bonus is gone and the record of this Labor government robbing from the poor is a profoundly disappointing one. There wasn’t much for those struggling in the federal budget

It Started With The Intervention

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:16:24 +0000

Conditional welfare is now being rolled out across the NT and there's talk of a national scheme. When did this transformation of welfare take place

Sole Parents Are Not A Workforce

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:13:06 +0000

Labor's cuts to parenting payments are supposed to get sole parents back into the workforce. Unfortunately, evidence suggests they'd rather suffer poverty and spend more time with their kids.

The Work That You Can't Sell

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:11:15 +0000

The stuff that makes good societies, communities and families tick can't always be officially valued. The problem is, welfare policies don't recognise this. Eva Cox on why income support needs an urgent rethink.

Now that the Coalition’s campaign has been launched, Eva Cox has a closer look at Abbott’s paid parental leave scheme

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:45:02 +0000

Now that the Coalition’s campaign has been launched, Eva Cox has a closer look at Abbott’s paid parental leave scheme

The Rudd Christmas Bonus: Populism or evidence based policy?

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:38:11 +0000

Eva Cox AO outlines her response to the Rudd Government’s announcement of a $4.8 billion dollar pension relief package which was announced as part of the October 14 2008 recession bailout. The

WELA submission to the Productivity Commission about Paid Maternity Leave

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:33:58 +0000

As Chairperson for the Women’s Electoral Lobby Australia (WELA), I’ve been heavily involved in preparing a submission for the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave.

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