It’s been a while since I went on a Hair Removal Hiatus. It was a reasonably smooth transition. (See what I did there?!)
Hair Removal: The Pits
GST is Cramping Our Style
In Australia, GST was introduced and by the Howard Liberal government and commenced on July 1, 2000, despite Mr Howard’s earlier promises of “never, ever” imposing a GST. Fancy that.
There has always been opposition to this tax for various reasons but the one thing that has always stood out to me is that it is meant to be a tax on luxuries as opposed to essentials and yet pads, tampons and even my beloved menstrual cups incur this bloody (pun intended) tax.
The Part Women Play in Domestic Violence?
Trigger Warning: Domestic violence and victim blaming
Have you seen this article about the part that women allegedly play in domestic violence? It was written by a clinical psychologist called Sallee McLaren.
Budget, Babies and Back-flips
Everyone is buzzing with the talk of the budget and specifically, the changes to the government Paid Parental Leave Scheme.
The government Paid Parental Leave scheme was first introduced by the Labor government in 2011 and granted all working women 18 weeks of parental leave paid at the national minimum wage.