From 1 July 2025 superannuation will be paid on the Commonwealth’s Parental Leave Pay scheme. This change is expected to benefit approximately 180,000 parents each year and increase the superannuation balances of women in retirement significantly. Parental leave is one of the only types of paid ...
Posted onDecember 7, 2023byCharles Yallowitz (Fairly certain this stemmed from parental conflict. Children rarely do exactly what the parents expect, which causes friction. It can be worse when the parent is so locked in how the world was when they were growing up that they …Continue reading...
The Covid-19 pandemic and related massive spread of home based work led to substantial changes in the conditions for combining work and childbearing. On th
On 21 October 2024, the Bill received its second reading in the House of Commons. It has now been sent to the Public Bills Committee where each clause and any amendments to the Bill may be debated before returning to the full House. The Committee stage is currently scheduled to be conclude...
Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. Changes in PTB rates, ranging from −90% to +30%, were reported in many countries following early COVID-19 pandemic response measures (‘lockdowns’). It is unclear whether this va
Making the appropriate responses to predation risk is essential for the survival of an organism; however, the underlying mechanisms are still largely unknown. Here, we find that Drosophila has evolved an adaptive strategy to manage the threat from its pa
From 1 July 2023 An increase in the payroll tax rate by 0.5% for businesses with national payrolls over $10 million, plus an additional 0.5% for businesses with national payrolls over $100 million. Certain payroll tax exemptions will continue to apply (e.g. for hospitals, charities, loca...
On 19 September 2024, the Parliament legislated paying superannuation on Government funded Paid Parental Leave (PPL). It means that eligible parents with babies who are born or adopted on or after 1 July 2025 will receive an additional payment of SG (12% of the PPL payment) to their nomina...
Children2023,10(4), 656;https://doi.org/10.3390/children10040656 Submission received: 15 February 2023/Revised: 23 March 2023/Accepted: 27 March 2023/Published: 30 March 2023 (This article belongs to the Special IssueHow to Contribute to the Language and Communication Development of Children and...
This study aimed to evaluate changes in diet, adiposity, and metabolic outcomes after two years. In all, 358 Polish men aged 19–40 years old participated in the study. Data regarding dietary and lifestyle characteristics as well as family, socio-economic, and demographic status were collected ...