Women s March 4 Justice and JobSeeker changes may seem worlds apart â but they re linked
By Toni Wren
MonMonday 15
updated
MonMonday 22
MarMarch 2021 at 12:49am
Women make up the majority of the two million adults affected by the federal government s changes to JobSeeker payments.
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On the face of it there s no obvious connection between two of the big stories dominating our news in recent weeks.
Imminent changes to JobKeeper and JobSeeker and the fallout from a workplace sexual assault scandal will be on the agenda this week too, as Parliament resumes today and the Women s March 4 Justice descends on Parliament House.
Amazing the things you learn from Year 7 homework. Harassed into helping my daughter with an English assignment on the theme of courage this weekend, we brainstormed what exactly that word means. After a lot of whine (hers), followed by a lot of wine (mine), we agreed that courage means overcoming fear to do the right thing. And as my daughter defined her terms, I realised that this 11-year-old girl already comprehends the necessity of a moral compass better than most … at least judging by the news headlines. Because all weekend, I ve been wondering how our leaders can be so stupid that they don t realise the right thing to do.