Budget will introduce maternity pay

[mapoon_81]

Quoted from today's news on www.yahoo.com.au ...but wonder what's going to happen to the baby bonus....hope they wont do away with that....Im really excited....but still got more than a year...hope they really bring it forward....so I dont have to think so much financially....please please please... :)

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Budget will introduce maternity pay
May 10

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[prisc]

Yay this is wonderful news for you! :)

[mapoon_81]

Yes dear indeed...but will benefit my 2nd kid....coz wont wait till then to have my 1st child :)

[tiffanyx]

woohoo! but 2011!!?!?!?! hope it can be rolled out earlier!!

[mapoon_81]

Yah man...they may consider rolling it out earlier...fingers crossed...I hope so...but they didnt mention anything about the baby bonus...still have or not..

[coffeelovor]

i thought aus got baby bonus from centrelink?

[mapoon_81]

Hey Elena!

Yes ah...have..that's been on going....but last time when there was a debate..there was mention that if there was paid maternity leave (16 wks for mum & 2 wks for dad)....there wont be any baby bonus.....so this news mentions paid maternity leave but nothing about not removing the baby bonus...

[anonymous]

Sorry to intrude but I found your page from a google search...
The baby bonus will still be continuing for non working mothers :)

[mapoon_81]

Thanks...will just have to find out more from centrelink when the time arises.