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Howard Government committee recommends de facto paid maternity leave scheme

In an embarrassment for the Howard Government, a leaked interdepartmental committee report on work and family for the Prime Minister canvasses giving mothers the right to return to work part-time after giving birth and redesigning the Baby Bonus to "mimic" a 14-week paid maternity leave scheme and reduce inequities in the current system.

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