Queensland mother whose son took his life calls for change at robodebt royal commission – As it happened
Inquiry into the unlawful scheme, which ran from 2015 to 2019, is ongoing. This blog is now closed
Final robodebt hearing shines light on people affected
A Centrelink employee and a customer impacted by the illegal robodebt scheme will be the final two witnesses appearing at the royal commission's public hearings, AAP reports.
The international standard now in the OECD area is beyond 52 weeks. It's great we're moving to 26 but we are not going fast enough, doing what other countries are doing. We have slipped down the international rankings on paid parental leave.
It's very important that we give the support to parents when a new baby arrives so they can share the leave, they can begin life with a new child, give that child the best shot and alongside that, of course, we need quality, early childhood education and care which we in the Greens think should be free, just like primary school.
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