• "When a sick fourteen month-old baby needs her mum….or dad. No it’s not. There’s no contest. Sick baby wins!" "If sick baby wins", why was it ok for sick baby to wait 5 days? Mum requested on Monday... for leave on Thursday. And then when granted leave, mum spends the afternoon doing radio and television interviews. Seems more like sick baby wins when it's politically convenient. We've moved from misogyny and onto sick babies, this Parliament's new football. - Joe
  • Hey KF, more power to you and me and anyone who has to FIGHT for our loved ones who can't fight for themselves. One day at a time. Sometimes one hour at a time. Metoo- here's hoping you never have to walk a mile in our shoes- for a multitude of reasons, and my last word- I don't see it as "locking up" my aunt I see it as an honor to make sure she is safe, looked after and comfortable for the rest of her life Good luck to everyone, Robyn - Roby
  • Tara, this article is brilliant. Agree with every word. - Nicole Madigan
  • Santorini..... - Katherine Basher
  • Very moving. Everyone I know who had done this has been touched by it. - Jo
  • I have to disagree with a few things in this article. Mothers have never been better supported than they are now. 12 years ago I didn't get a baby bonus and I only got 16% childcare rebate. Now families get 50% rebate on childcare. 12 years ago there was no paid maternity leave option from the government and the paid maternity leave from my work was 6 weeks, now it's increased to 8 weeks. A colleague told me last year she took 8 weeks at half pay (over 16 weeks) and then got 18 weeks paid maternity leave from the government so she could take over 8 months off with pay. There is also paternity leave available now where I work which wasn't available 12 years ago. However I do agree with Tara Moss about Newstart. Giving single parents the Newstart allowance is pathetic and I challenge any politician to try and live on it for 6 months and pay a mortgage or rent and see how they survive. We also still have a long way to go on gender equality when it comes to pay scales but hopefully with more women in the workforce it will help the cause. - Not That Bad
  • Wonderful. I always ask myself will someone die if I fuck up? Will it matter in 3 months? And who fucking cares? Works for me. The swearing part is important apparently. ;-) x - Michaela C
  • Our focus on women and children and their difficulties ignores the elephant in the room. Where is the father/partner in this equation? Where is the support, financial responsibilty, active participation and general parental sharing by partners/fathers? Where are they all? Why has the focus on women and children left them invisible and unaccountable? Is it because we don't expect men to take care of their responsibilities, or is it too hard any issue to deal with? I fully acknowledge that there are many exceptions, including death of a partner, abuse and violence, and other diverse reasons, but is there no way we can broaden the debate to include the responsibilities of partners/fathers? Just a thought. - Nel Matheson
  • Can we please clarify that not all single parent families were moved from PPS to Newstart - only those who were grandfathered by the Howard government when they brought in the changes many moons ago. It was Howard and his cronies that singled out and privileged a group of single parents, allowing them to recevie more than anyone in similar circumstances who didn't benefit from the grandfathering, or never received PPS in the first place (Not everyone's marriage ends before their youngest child turns eight). While I don't believe that Newstart is sufficient to live on and raise children easily I am very much against this focus that has been placed and what is in reality a small group of people. How about fighting to put everyone on PPS or to increase Newstart rather than just a few. - Carz
  • Well spoken, Vanessay. I cringe when I hear people go on about single mothers. As if it's only the mothers who deserve the social stigmatization and the husbands, boyfriends, partners don't. And as if the two parent family is so perfect. As if no two parent family lives off the taxpayer or eats junk food. But more important than the social stigma that attaches itself to their children is the poverty that disadvantages them and how it can be transmitted to the next generation. Many single mothers are close to the bread line and that's not good enough. Do we want them on the street? How would that look? It's no better than kicking someone when they're down. Un-Australian. - Rhoda
 
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Categories:  Entertainment, News and Opinion

ALAN BROUGH’S FRIDAY QUIZ

By Alan Brough
August 17, 2012

For some reason that I can’t quite recall I thought that refugees might be a good topic for a quiz…


Refugees in Australia. Photograph via The Conversation.

1. What is a refugee?
a) Someone who goes to their friends for Christmas because their family is such a nightmare?
b) One who, owing to religious persecution or political troubles, seeks refuge in a foreign country
c) A sailor.
d) A member of the Queensland Labor Party.

2. A young couple from Western Australia named Jarrod and Teresa wanted to renovate their house so they could take in newly arrived refugee families. Their mortgage applications were unsuccessful so they tried to raise the money they needed through crowd-sourcing. In two weeks how much money did friends, family and strangers donate to Jarrod and Teresa’s project?

a) $50,000
b) $100,000
c) $285,000
d) $600,000

3. Complete this Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ lyric: ‘Everybody’s had to fight to be free/You see you don’t have to live like a ­­_______.’

 

 

 

4. How many refugees does the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimate there are in the world at the moment?

a) 9,800,862
b) 100,876
c) 90,210
d) A lot

5. As a percentage, how many of the world’s refugees are in Australia?
a) 1%
b) 7.89%
c) 9%
d) 0.24%

6. Complete this Andrew Sister’s lyric: ‘On _________ Island your dreams come true.’

7.  In 1947 when India was split into two countries – India and Pakistan – how many refugees were exchanged between the two, newly formed countries?
a) 1,000,000
b) A couple of old blokes and a cow
c) No-one knows
d) Approximately 14.5 million

8. Of the seven gold medals the Australian team won at the London 2012 Olympics how many were won in boats?

9. Which one of these Young Australia’s on the Year was not a refugee?
a) Tan Le
b) Khoa Do
c) Marita Cheng

10. Former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston was the head of the expert panel which handed down its report on asylum seeker policy on Monday. Here is Angus Houston with Julia Gillard.

In 25 words or less write a caption for this photo. (The best entry wins a prize. P.S. The prize is NOT getting to snog Angus Houston.)

See next page for answers>>

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12 Responses to this article

  1. Maxxii August 17, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Thanks for this quiz Alan. .24% of the world’s refugees huh? And we don’t want to take any more of these people who are desperate enough to get on a sub-standard boat putting theirs and their children’s lives at risk because of the horrific conditions and torment they face at home.

     
  2. Susan August 17, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Wow. I would have to be desperate to do that. Oh- Maybe they are!

     
  3. Tara N August 17, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Left, left, now smile – and this will be over soon.

     
  4. Merryl Chantrell August 17, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Right now it’s off to the Big Brother House for us

     
  5. isis21 August 17, 2012 Reply
     
     

    ” Hoots Man, your aim is deplorable”.

     
  6. Sarah Boggs August 17, 2012 Reply
     
     

    The answer is “let’s see what mess you can make of this Big Julie”

     
  7. Airdre Grant August 17, 2012 Reply
     
     

    I love you ( slurred)

     
  8. res August 18, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Hey Julia, the asylum seekers slip into Australia just like this…

     
  9. Trystyn August 19, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Memo to self: must have more expert panels.

     
  10. Mez August 19, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Caption: ‘Both hands, Angus! Make sure you’ve got both hands. Remember what happened to Kevin last time she kissed him.’

     
  11. maggie August 19, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Thanks Alan for the entertaining way you put the message across. Australia has wealth and lifestyles unimaginable to people escaping troubled countries but unfortunately our nature is not generous nor unselfish enough to share

     
  12. moiby August 20, 2012 Reply
     
     

    Angus and Julian sitting in a tree …

     

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