2008 Media Releases
Christmas letter
17 December 2008
NFAW interviews well known feminist, Mrs S. Claus Read more >>
Reform urgently needed in childcare funding
27 November 2008
NFAW today called on the Federal Government to refer to the Productivity Commission the question of how to improve and reform financing mechanisms for all forms of early childhood care and education, including care for school-age children of working parents. Read more >>
Budget 2009 for paid parental leave
17 November 2008
Drawing on national consultations with women, NFAW has identified that Australian women strongly support immediate introduction of a national scheme of paid parental leave and welcomes news of action to be taken by the Federal Government to stimulate the economy, as this provides an ideal opportunity to announce that paid parental leave will be included in the 2009/10 budget. Read more >>
Paid maternity leave report
30 September 2008
NFAW welcomes the Interim Report of the Productivity Commission on a national system of paid maternity, paternity and parental leave. Read more >>
Home alone
29 August 2008
Parents with children aged between 5 and 15 years of age have problems in fitting their work and other commitments around their child caring responsibilities, a national survey has shown. Read more >>
25 years since CEDAW – still no paid maternity leave
25 July 2008
While celebrating 25 years since Australia ratified the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), NFAW still sees the need for greater efforts to eliminate gender discrimination. Read more >>
Paid maternity leave good for women's careers
15 July 2008
Based on Australia's experiences with maternity leave, NFAW rebuts recent UK media reports saying that paid maternity leave adversely impacts women's careers. Read more >>
NFAW seeks new Board Member
9 July 2008
The National Foundation for Australian Women has a vacancy on its Board, and is looking for a generalist Director who supports the work of NFAW. Read more >>
NGOs collaborate on Sex Discrimination Inquiry
8 July 2008
The National Foundation for Australian Women welcomes the Inquiry into the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act announced by the Government in June this year, and is collaborating with the Combined Community Legal Centres Group in order to provide resources that will help women's organisations make informed submissions to the Review. Read more >>
Paid maternity leave can benefit small business
12 June 2008
The paid maternity leave scheme recommended by NFAW to the Productivity Commission will put small business on an equal footing with large organisations. The proposed scheme provides all employees with 28 weeks paid parental leave and 4 weeks paid paternity leave paid through a fund made up of a government contribution and a pooled levy on all employers of less than 1 per cent of labour costs. Read more >>
NFAW submission to Paid Maternity Leave Enquiry
27 May 2008
The NFAW submission to the Paid Maternity Leave inquiry recommends a system of six months paid maternity leave that replaces the income of mothers, and also provides four weeks paid paternity leave. Under the NFAW model, employers would receive a grant to assist with the costs of recruitment and retraining. Read more >>
Rudd government budget impacts on women
13 May 2008
Some aspects of the Rudd government’s first budget will have a significantly greater impact on women than on men. Read more >>
Maternity leave: who should pay for what?
6 May 2008
The majority of working families currently carry the cost of maternity leave, with help from the Government’s baby bonus. Read more >>
First woman GG for Australia
13 April 2008
The National Foundation of Australian Women (NFAW) congratulates Quentin Bryce on her appointment as Australia’s first female Governor-General for Australia. Read more >>
Roadmap for Australian women
7 March 2008
The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) calls on the Rudd government to agree to develop a National Women’s Agenda to establish its credentials on women’s issues. Read more >>
Productivity Commission to Investigate Paid Maternity Leave
18 February 2008
*THE HON JULIA GILLARD MP Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations; Social Inclusion and THE HON JENNY MACKLIN MP Minister for Families; Housing; Community Services & Indigenous Affairs* Read more >>
Pay equity: can we get it?
25 January 2008
The National Foundation of Australia (NFAW) calls for immediate action from the Rudd government to address pay equity after today’s release of yet another set of evidence showing that pay outcomes for Australian men and women are far from equal. Read more >>