"It was always intended, though, that where Australian workers could negotiate better benefits as well with their employer, that those benefits come in in addition to the existing paid parental leave scheme."

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Source : "Josh Frydenberg confirms wife used two parental leave schemes - politics live" by Katharine Murphy, www.theguardian.com. May 14, 2015.

Chris Bowen

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“Life is a game like any other; we just don't take it as seriously.”
“Lis Sladen was very important to me, you know. When I joined the little world of 'Doctor Who', Lis was already a star.”
“Adults are constantly telling teenagers that it's what's on the inside that matters. It's always painful to find out that adults have lied to you.”
“You use metaphor to make yourself feel at home in the world. You use metaphor to extinguish the unknown. The problem is the unknown is where I want to be.”
“[T]he individual in whom the will for the light is strong and clear finds his heart inextricably bound up with the struggle of the forces of light in his native place and time. Much as he may long for the opportunity of fuller self- expression in a happier world, he knows that for him self-expression is impossible save in the world in which his mind is rooted. The individual in whom the will for the light is weak soon persuades himself that his opportunity lies elsewhere.”

Source : Olaf Stapledon (1974). “Darkness and the light”, Hyperion Pr
“I don't think I'm in any position to give anybody advice about anything.”
“You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.”
“Now is the age of anxiety.”

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