Time to deliver: a national paid parental leave scheme

PIAC has made a submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental leave. PIAC strongly supports the introduction of a national scheme of paid leave for parents. It is in the public interest for working families to be able to access some form of paid leave upon the birth of a child. The current system--where there is paid maternity leave in the public sector but it is essentially left up to employers in the private sector to decide whether or not to provide it--is both inequitable and inadequate. Paid parental leave tends to be enjoyed primarily by women and men in the public sector, and by those on relatively high incomes. It is less available for women who have lower skills or are in part-time or casual work, women who work in the retail, accommodation and food services industries and women who work for small or medium businesses. Arguably, this is where it is needed most. Where leave is offered by private sector employers, it is usually below minimal international standards and may not be available to all staff. In order to ensure uniformity and national coverage, a scheme of paid leave for parents should be legislated for federally. It should be available to all Australians, irrespective of their background, education, income-level and sexual orientation

Cosmic Underground : A Grimoire of Black Speculative Discontent

"Cosmic Underground: A Grimoire of Black Speculative Discontent and its inspiration, the groundbreaking exhibition Unveiling Visions, applies a global lens and planetary vision to the black imagination, and brings this context to a wide survey of contemporary works. This book showcases illustrations, graphic design, literature, posters, and mixed-media digital and analog artworks along with insightful analysis by brilliant scholars and amazingly talented creatives. Cosmic Underground serves as a creative, experimental and educational motive force to analyze the growing corpus of work surrounding the nexus between politics and contemporary artistic production. This project includes the areas of black cultural production situated within Afrofuturism, AstroBlackness, the EthnoGothic, Magical Realism, Sword and Soul and the AfroSurreal." -- Publisher's website

Analysis of Outcomes in Ischemic vs Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Report From the GARFIELD-AF Registry

IMPORTANCE Congestive heart failure (CHF) is commonly associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and their combination may affect treatment strategies and outcomes