Federal government announces plans to introduce a paid parental leave scheme
The federal government has announced that paid parental leave will be included in Tuesday's budget, with a commencement date of 1 January 2011..
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Will Rudd deliver for those hit hardest by the global financial crisis?
The Rudd Government must help the people hit hardest by the global financial crisis and deliver a real increase in foreign aid spending in tomorrow night's budget, international aid agency Oxfam said yesterday.
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Church leaders condemn Government decision to retain DNA
Black church leaders have hit out at plans to reform the national DNA database by holding the DNA profiles of innocent people for up to 12 years.
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Good Friday footy: Melbourne bishops protest
Melbourne Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart and Anglican Bishop Philip Huggins, who is Vicar-General of the city\'s Anglican archdiocese, have rejected any proposal to play AFL games on Good Friday.
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Top Catholic leader in Maine: 'gay marriage' a dangerous experiment
The spiritual leader of Maine's 200,000 Roman Catholics said he was "deeply disappointed" in the state's lawmakers and governor for making same-sex marriage legal in Maine.
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It's the break-even city: half of Sydney households are not saving
A major study of 450 Sydney residents has found that more households are plunging into debt and families are finding it harder to escape the clutches of the financial downturn compared to two years ago.
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Victorian options paper threatens the freedom of religious schools and organisations
A report tabled in Victorian Parliament late yesterday canvasses options which seriously threaten the freedom of religious schools and church organisations to discriminate in favour of staff who share their ethos and values, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today.
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No vilification laws: Brennan
National human rights charter consultancy head, Jesuit Fr Frank Brennan, will today move to dispel concerns by some church leaders that the charter could entail the introduction of federal religious vilification laws.
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Court overturns first Greek gay 'weddings'
A court in Greece has overturned the country's first "homosexual weddings", which took place last year as a result of a legal loophole.
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Bristol Palin: abstinence is realistic
Bristol Palin, 19, is back in the media spotlight as she helps promote the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on Wednesday.
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Burger King receiving heat for highly sexualized kids meal ad
A letter-writing campaign launched in response to a controversial new ad by Burger King has mobilized nearly 10,000 concerned citizens over the course of three weeks.
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Charter of rights should not be foisted on Australians without a referendum
The fact that the Australian Human Rights Commission can get around the constitutional role of the courts by injecting itself into the processes for a charter of rights is hardly likely to evoke confidence, and doesn't address the central question of whether a charter is the best or even a necessary safeguard of human rights, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today.