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Latham promises 14-week publicly-funded maternity payment
A Latham Labor Government would introduce a means-tested 14-week "baby care payment" that would pay the equivalent of the federal minimum wage, after a five-year phase-in, to "the vast majority" of mothers regardless of whether they are in paid work.
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