Abbott's Parental Leave Scheme 'shelved'

[POWERZONE]

IT appears those counting on getting more money from the federal government's promised paid parental leave (PPL) scheme while they take time off to have a baby might be waiting a bit longer.

FAIRFAX is reporting that Prime Minister Tony Abbott's prized $5.5-billion scheme has been quietly put on the shelf.

Sources close to the government are now saying the scheme is unlikely to go before parliament this year. It's only a couple of months ago that Treasurer Joe Hockey described as "absurd" suggestions the policy would be put in the too hard basket because of internal unrest. However, the difficulty the government is having in getting budget measures through the Senate has forced Mr Abbott to concede the policy belongs in the "too-hard basket" for now, Fairfax reported on Sunday. One of the coalition's most outspoken critics of the PPL, Senator Ian Macdonald, has welcomed the decision to delay. "I'm pleased that Mr Abbott has listened to the overwhelming majority of Australians in deferring the scheme until the country can afford it," he said. The prime minister's PPL "signature policy" would have given new mothers their full pay for six months capped at $50,000 and would have been partly funded by a levy of 1.5 per cent on big business.

 

http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking...7011631566

 

The good news of course is not only will this unaffordable scheme go ahead but eventually so too will some of the other polices such as raising the pension age to 70, tampering with your superannuation access age and forcing people to pay $7 to see the doctor.

 

As these backflips materialise voters will hopefully lose confidence in this Government and vote them out :officechair:

[Mining Man]

^{To be fair, it's only been put in the too hard basket because the too stupid basket was full.}

[Mining Man]

Yeah, not sure why it defaulted to a different size font - I didn't actually change anything. Let's see what this post looks like.

[POWERZONE]

Yep some within the Liberal Party are denying the "stillbirth". There must be around 4 different Liberal Parties within the Coalition - all with opposing points of view as to whether they really are a Government or not... if Jaymes Diaz had won his seat there would've been a fifth :Idea:

 

Let's have an early election :wub:

[POWERZONE]

Either the senate or common sense will see the death of it

[POWERZONE]

True, after all the Government has more reps in the senate than any other party! :laugh:

[POWERZONE]

They can have a double dissolution if they like.

The best thing they could do is hand over all their seats to the other parties.

 

That would be best

[JSmith]

Oh dear... the centrepiece of the election campaign shelved!

 

The credibility of Abbott is running thin...  :Shame:

 

JSmith