31 August, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Shadow Minister for Status of Women, has welcomed the announcement that 2010 will be designated ‘Year of the Girl Guide’.
“I welcome the Government’s announcement that Guiding be honoured in this manner. In fact, I called on the Government to make this decision in Novembe...
24 August, 2009
Close examination of the Rudd Government’s much-touted childcare reforms brings to mind the wonderful quote by Milton Friedman “the government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem”.
In this case, it may in fact be worse.
Labor’s proposals for more highly qualified staff in al...
20 August, 2009
The Rudd Labor Government’s childcare shake-up has the potential to add even more to the cost of childcare than parents are being told, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
“The consultation process is fundamentally flawed because parents an...
17 August, 2009
Statements made by Kate Ellis, Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth today have just confirmed to Australian parents that Labor’s promises are not worth the paper they are written on, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said toda...
13 August, 2009
The Rudd Labor Government’s childcare and early learning agenda has been seriously undermined by the Department’s own research about what parents want in childcare, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
Reforms won’t deliver what parents want...
12 August, 2009
Generation X (broadly defined as those born 1961-1981) was labelled the “me” generation by their earnest baby boomer parents – they were regarded as self-absorbed and too selfish to commit to marriage and parenting.
So what happens when the “me” generation is in charge of the next generation?
The ...
12 August, 2009
Dear Kevin
Today on International Youth Day I am sure you will be contemplating the contributions of many young people to the Dear Kevin book – a “collection of young people's letters, stories and artwork that expresses what young Australians are thankful for, what they hope for, and what the...
05 August, 2009
“A peculiar thing about the Puddin' was that, though they had all had a great many slices off him, there was no sign of the place whence the slices had been cut. 'That's where the Magic comes in,' explained Bill. 'The more you eats the more you gets.” - Norman Lindsay...