Paid maternity, paternity and parental leave

Public hearings

National Foundation for Australian Women: Marie Coleman, Jennie Colwill and Julia Perry
Public Health Association of Australia: Michael Moore and Melanie Walker
Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Australian National University: Julie Smith
Community and Public Sector Union: Kristin van Barneveld, Belinda Harrison, Melanie Harwood and Maya Stuart-Fox
Margret Crawford School of Economics, Australian National University: Bruce Chapman and Tim Higgins
Unions ACT: Kim Sattler

Women's Action Alliance: Lisa Brick and Pauline Smit
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union: John Sutton
National Tertiary Education Union: Terri Macdonald, Sarah Roberts and Andrea Brown
Australian Breastfeeding Association: Margaret Grove, Nicole Maruff and Kate Mortensen
Polmin: Tanja Kovac
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Scott barklamb and Daniel Mammone

Australian Industry Group: Stephen Smith and Samantha Edwards
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union: Louise Tarrant and Sharon Eurlings
Australian Democrats: Senator Natasha Stott Despoja
Unions NSW: Amanda Tattersall and Sariah Giblin
Diversity Council of Australia: Nareen Young
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Elizabeth Broderick, Cassandra Goldie, Louise McDermott and Sarah Squire
Kingsford Legal Centre: Anna Cody and Shana Krishnan
Women's Electoral Lobby: Eva Cox, Jozefa Sobski and Anne Barber
Angela Budai
Karleen Gribble

Community and Public Sector Union: Stephen Jones, Kristin van Barneveld and Rhiannon Carter
Business and Professional Women Australia: Mary-Louise Clifford
National Investment for the Early Years: Jean Hooker and Trish Brown
Catalyst: Jo-Anne Schofield
Public Srevice Association of NSW: Shabnam Hameed and Wendy Dowers
Family Action Centre, University of NSW: Richard Fletcher
Kelly Laing
Women's Emplyment Rights: Pat McDonough
National Children's and Youth Legal Centre: James McDougall and Sarah Waterhouse

Working Women's Centre SA Inc: Sandra Margaret Dann
SA Unions: Janet Giles
Australian Federation of University Women: Erica Annette Jolly
Business and Professional Women Australia: Gillian Lewis Coles, Jean Murray and Bridget Partridge
Young Women's Christian Association: Caroline Lambert and Chelsea Lewis
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health, Early Childhood Australia and National Investment for the Early Years: Sally Watson, Kate Ryan, Pam Linke and Anne Sved Williams
Australian Mines and Metals Association: Alice Trethewey
Christopher Platt
Grace Portolesi MP

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency: Anna McPhee
National Tertiary Education Union - QLD Division: Margaret Lee, Janine Walker, Rebecca Loudoun, Robyn Warren and Mary Keys
Commerce Queensland: Paul Bidwell and Nick Behrens
Queensland Council of Unions: Amanda Richards and Sharon Durham
Family Day Care Australia: Kym Groth, Paula Nadas, Donna Evans and Darwin Evans
Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations: Sue O'Connor and Glen Halloran
Catholic Social Services Australia: Frank Quinlan
Queensland Nurses Union: Beth Mohle and Daniel Crute
Geoffrey Bullock
Children by Choice: Cait Calcutt
Heather Peirce

ACTU: Cath Bowtell and Belinda Tkalcevic
Australian Institute of Family Studies: Alan John Hayes and Matthew Cameron Gray
Australian Retailers Association: Richard Evans and Phil Baressi
RMIT: Andrew Scott
Miles and Jocelyn Parry

Australian Nursing Federation: Geraldine Kearney and Nick Blake
Mischa Brus
Women's Action Alliance: Lisa Brick and Pauline Smit
Endeavour Forum: Babette Francis
Australian Family Association: John Morrisey
Beverley Walker
Australian Council of Trade Unions: Sharan Burrow and Belinda Tkalcevic
Victorian Child Safety Commissioner: Bernie Geary, Matilda Ng, Beth Parker and Virginia Dodds
Australian Federation of University Women: Jennifer Strauss
Australian Council of Commerce and Industry: Scott Barklamb and Daniel Mammone
National Tertiary Education Union: Terri McDonald and Robyn May
Victorian Trades Hall Council: Jennifer O'Donnell-Pirisi, mandy Coulson and Trish Cooper

Queensland Nurses Union: Beth Mohle and Liz Todhunter
Young Women's Christian Association: Caroline Lambert
Australian Services Union: Jo Justo and Jan Sheppard
Cahmber of Commerce and Industry Queensland: Nick Behrens, Paul Bidwell and Stephen Nance
Jane O'Sullivan
Patricia Johnson
Childcare Queensland: Vicki Ward
Queensland Council of Unions: Ron Monaghan, Leisa Cusak, Melissa Pignolet, Sam Pidgeon and Susan Wesley
University of Queensland: Gillian Whitehouse

Community and Public Sector Union: Stephen Jones, Kristin van Barneveld and Rhiannon Carter
Australian Human Rights Commission: Elizabeth Broderick, Cassandra Goldie and Sarah Squire
Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association: Therese Bryant and Ian Blandthorn
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union: John Sutton
Australian Industry Group: Stpehen Smith and Samantha Edwards
Unions NSW: Mark Lennon and Sarah Gardner
Lactation Consultants Association: Susan Scurry and Decalia Brown
Zonta International: Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur and Caroline Evans
Julia Perry
Workplace Law: Brian Williamson
Public Service Association of NSW: Steven Turner, Karen Duncan and Shabnam Hameed
Women's Electoral Lobby: Eva Cox