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I never thought I'd hear a Prime Minister extolling quality childcare, early learning and maternal health as their priority idea for the 2020 Summit. PM Rudd has done just that. It may not be the equivalent of President Kennedy's vision

In the first Parliamentary sitting week, I walked in with the same exhilaration and sense of possibility I felt when I became the youngest-ever woman to enter Federal Parliament in 1995. It was a little like school returning after a

International Women's Day (IWD) had an even greater significance for me this year. While women of the world commemorated their economic, political and social achievements on Saturday March 8, my family had a special sisterhood celebration. Last Thursday, I gave

The PM can't keep blaming the States. Repairing our ailing healthcare system requires a Federal commitment, writes Lyn Allison. Australians are a cynical lot. We know when politicians talk about ending the blame game that they just want us to

MULTIPLE, AD HOC TERROR INQUIRIES NOT THE ANSWER

RUDD GOVERNMENT MUST END BALI NINE SCENARIO

Pacific Island workers a better bet than backpackers to fill employment shortages

PML Inquiry moving forward

Paid Maternity Leave: Don't delay

VSU inquiry welcome

UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES BOLSTER CASE FOR FURTHER INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION INTAKE

WAR CABINET ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO WORK