Senate debates

Thursday, 14 June 2007

Paid Maternity Leave

9:41 am

Photo of Kerry NettleKerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Stott Despoja, move:

That the Senate—
(a)
notes that Australia and the United States of America are the only two Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries without a national paid maternity leave scheme;
(b)
congratulates marie claire for its ‘Push It’ campaign calling for mandatory paid maternity leave; and
(c)
calls on the Government to legislate for government-funded paid maternity leave.

Question put.

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