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An independent, non-party political, feminist lobby group dedicated to creating a society where women’s participation and their ability to fulfil their potential are unrestricted, acknowledged and respected and where women and men share equally in society’s responsibilities and rewards
Category Archives: news
Vale Dorothy Simons
Dorothy Simons was one of a stream of highly motivated women – starting perhaps with the suffragettes, proceeding to Germaine Greer and on to women forcing their way into the military front line – who refused to remain in the … Continue reading
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Community workers win pay rise
Community workers were finally handed the pay rise they had been fighting for by Fair Work Australia on Wednesday. The case was lodged by the Australian Services Union in collaboration with several other unions on March 11 2010 to deliver … Continue reading
WEL Pre-Budget Submission
WEL Australia has now completed a submission which outlines WEL’s policy recommendations for the 2012 – 2013 Federal Budget. The submission covers the following policy areas: Clean Energy Children’s Services Employment Tax Reform and Superannuation Affordable Housing You can download … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Housing, Budget, Children's Services, Clean Energy, Employment, Superannuation, Tax
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Women welcome equal pay commitment from Prime Minister
The Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) congratulate Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement to fund wage increases for community sector workers. WEL spokesperson Sue Hammond said that increases for the sector are is a step in the right direction to close the … Continue reading
Budget NSW: 2011-2012
From Jozefa Sobski The first state budget brought down by the fledgling O’Farrell Government leaves little doubt about its priorities: investment in infrastructure and cuts in a restructured bureaucracy. As part of its strategy, it will be capping public sector … Continue reading
