universal childcare

Together we can take the stress out of returning to work as a parent

Date Published: 21/10/2022
Category: Working life

Let’s talk about what can be done to take the stress out of returning to work as a new parent and how can we fix some of the challenges it presents for workers. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/10/21/together-we-can-take-the-stress-out-of-returning-to-work-as-a-parent/

Girlbossing too close to the sun harms working mums

Date Published: 03/06/2022
Category: Women To The Front

A number of recent memes and articles pronounce the girlboss dead. And maybe that isn’t such a bad thing. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/06/03/girlbossing-too-close-to-the-sun-harms-working-mums/

What does the 2022 Federal Budget mean for you?

Date Published: 30/03/2022
Category: Break It Down For Me

With flatlining wages, the rising cost of living pressures, and an uneven economic recovery from the pandemic, what does the 2022 Federal Budget mean for you? 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/03/30/what-does-the-2022-federal-budget-mean-for-you/

Reduced poverty and free childcare are possible, but Morrison refuses to act

Date Published: 29/03/2022
Category: Working life

Remember that brief period in 2020 when early childhood education and childcare centres were made free for working parents? That scheme lasted three months before it was taken away again.

So what happened?

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/03/29/reduced-poverty-and-free-childcare-are-possible-but-morrison-refuses-to-act/

Why are we waiting on early education and childcare?

Date Published: 02/09/2021
Category: On The Job

Amidst the tumult of the COVID19 crisis, Australian families were given a glimpse of what a transformation to their lives – universal and affordable early childhood education – could bring.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/02/early-education-and-childcare/

What comes after COVID-19?

Date Published: 23/07/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

While the Morrison Government contemplates tax cuts for the wealthy and returning to a punitive approach to welfare payments, Australian unions have been thinking hard about what comes after the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/23/what-comes-after-covid-19/