I am an ideological heretic when it comes to work and motherhood An intact family – mother and father who can co-operate and see as one on their children’s upbringing – is perhaps the most important element to successfully managing the dance between home, work, and everything else. 12:00AM MARCH 9, 2024 68 COMMENTS It was
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Bringing up kids a family matter, not just ‘women’s work’ ANGELA SHANAHAN
Bringing up kids a family matter, not just ‘women’s work’ ANGELA SHANAHAN It was interesting to note recently so much talk about mothers who stay at home when their children are young. It is a complex issue that has various factors: age at first motherhood, family situation and, naturally, finances. But perhaps the most important
THE CHANCE TO BE A MOTHER IS A PRIVILEGE GEMMA TOGNINI The Australian 9Mar24
One of my dearest friends became a mother for the second time, shortly before her 40th birthday. Newborns being somewhat of a roadblock to wild festivities, we celebrated with a gorgeous afternoon tea instead. Her little boy was just a few weeks old. She’d walked quite the road, my friend and her husband. Crippling infertility,
OVERZEALOUS PROSECUTIONS IN THE WAKE OF #METOO? JANET ALBRECHTSEN 8Mar24
OVERZEALOUS PROSECUTIONS IN THE WAKE OF #METOO? JANET ALBRECHTSEN The Australian 8 March2023 “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” asked Roman poet Juvenal. The custodes were bodyguards to the Roman emperor, their role to watch over and protect him. But who watches over the watchmen, asked Juvenal. The same question could be asked of prosecutors. Who watches
Remembering Barry Williams – Fighter for Australian dads (thebuglenewspaper.com.au) 5Mar24
Remembering Barry Williams – Fighter for Australian dads (thebuglenewspaper.com.au) John Stapleton 05 March 2024, 10:45 AM 1977 Protest Barry Williams One of the greatest fighters for Australia’s many separated dads, Barry Williams, founder of the Lone Fathers Association, has passed away aged 85. His funeral will be held in Canberra this Wednesday at Norwood
My choice to be a stay[1]at-home mum – Janet Albrechtsen 2Mar24
I turned my back on a legal career with a big law firm because I wanted to be home with my kids. If someone had offered me a heap of money to return to work when they were babies, I would have said ‘no thanks’. By JANET ALBRECHTSEN From Inquirer March 2, 2024 8 MINUTE
Cancelled again! Young Libs ban Bettina Arndt 13Mar24
– NSW Young Liberals ban me from speaking at USyd Conservative Club discussion about Brittany HIggins. Bettina Arndt Mar 13 Last time I spoke at Sydney University, the riot squad had to be called in to protect my audience from the baying mob of feminist activists trying to close the speech down. That was in