Whenever I talk to someone from the US education system, or hear about it on TV, I feel lucky to have gone through the Australian system. While we were taught about STDs and how to say ‘no’ to sex, we also learned about many different types of contraception, and the stupidity of the rhythm method…
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Recently, the Rudd government has posed the following parental leave scheme: Working mothers will receive the minimum wage ($544 per week) when they take maternity leave. ‘Working mothers’ are those who work at least one day a week in ten of the thirteen months before birth. There are no provisions for paid paternity leave. Of…
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