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10.1 Introduction 10.2 Time to care 10.3 A new framework for meeting paid work and family/carer responsibilities 10.4 Making the new framework a reality 10.5 Striking the balance is a shared responsibility

In 2007-08, the number of new migrants who settled permanently in Australia was 205 940.[78] The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) defines ‘settled permanently’ as:

4.1 Introduction 4.2 The key issues 4.3 Workplace relations framework 4.4 Recognising the relationship between paid work and caring work 4.5 Certainty and flexibility in the workplace 4.6 Structural change to support gender and carer equality 4.7 The need for expanded legal rights 4.8 Workplace culture and use of family-friendly policies 4.9 A life cycle approach to work and a universal approach to family-friendly flexibility 4.10 Community concern about WorkChoices and its impact on paid work and family/carer responsibilities 4.11 Conclusion

Encouraging and providing assistance for parents to raise their children benefits all of us. Paid maternity leave is a mechanism which provides assistance to families so that they may better combine work and family responsibilities, to the benefit of the children, the workplace and the community. It may also have flow-on benefits for the fertility rate, community life and social cohesion.

As Kathleen pointed out this morning this conference attempts to reflect the trafficking trail, to view the process from the perspective of the women involved. I am indebted to her for her clear discussion of the bravery and strong agency of trafficked women. In a context where it is very difficult for trafficked women to speak for themselves, because of the nature of trafficking and their own experiences, it is very important for us continually to carry with us in all our work a central recognition of the lives and circumstances of the women concerned.

Learn about human rights examples for the Australian school curriculum for Year 7 - Year 10 high school students studying Maths.

All people – no matter their age, sex, colour, religion or where they live – have the same basic needs to live a healthy life. These needs include food, shelter, education, healthcare and freedom from persecution and discrimination.

Lots of white kids do get taken away, but that's for a reason - not like us. We just got taken away because we was black kids, I suppose - half-caste kids. If they wouldn't like it, they shouldn't do it to Aboriginal families. Confidential evidence 357, South Australia.