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Professor Robert Kelly remained calm during the interview, despite the interruption.

Jacinta Tynan: The BBC dad interview did us all a favour

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Portrait of Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 August 2016. Photo: Alex ...

What it's like to be a 'fly in, fly out' mother

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Public debate about the difficulties and costs of managing work and family is still solely centred on women.

We need to start talking about working dads

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Not your usual crowdfunding campaign

For the second time Roslyn Campbell is using alternative finance to advance her business.

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New fathers often have to balance being the primary source of family income with spending time with their new baby and ...

Fathers need to join the conversation on paid parental leave

I recently asked my father if he took time off work after I was born. "Nope", he replied without missing a beat. He went to work the night I was born and taught his corporation law class at a local university.

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Part-time and casual work can be a good solution for mums returning to the workforce.

Working mums and the 'gig' economy

The rise of peer-to-peer platforms such as Uber have given a new meaning to the term 'portfolio' worker.

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Social Services Minister Christian Porter with his son Lachlan and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer with her ...

Has anyone in the Coalition ever actually met a pregnant woman?

The Coalition's paid parental leave changes make it seem like the government is made up of men.

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Disagreements over who should take time of work to care for sick children are a cause of conflict for many.

Carer's leave a source of conflict for many couples

I'm very lucky that I work for myself so I'm able to work hours that I dictate and have the flexibility to do the school runs. But whose responsibility is it to stay home to be the carer when both parents work full time out of the home? Does it always fall to one of them, or should it be a case of sharing the sick leave?

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The mum who became a plumber

One company refused to give her an apprenticeship because they believed she would be too much of a distraction to the males.

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Florist Sarah Edwards spends "precious" time with children, Abigail, 3, and William, five months, by running her ...

They work from home but these women mean business

'You trade the heels for your pyjamas and sit with a glass of wine'.

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"Tell a toddler exactly what to do and what not to do, and she balks."

The study that proves we are all basically giant toddlers in the workplace

When it comes to happiness in the workplace, it turns out that what we really want is to be treated a bit like a toddler – we need to know the boundaries, but we'd also like a little extra room to move.

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Kerensa Walsh, widow of young father Brenton Walsh.

'I miss Daddy': Widow urges inquest into Woolworths worker's suicide

To all appearances, 30-year-old Brenton Walsh was a doting new dad, soon the extent of his suffering became brutally apparent.

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There are ways to make working from home with a baby a little less chaotic.

How to work from home with a baby

When it comes to working from home with a baby, life can certainly be both challenging and different.

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New research suggests government policy is punishing families with caring responsibilities.

Flawed policies punish modern families: study

Federal Government policy is punishing families with caring responsibilities, according to new research.

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