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| The Coalition will keep Labor’s $2000 baby bonus replacement, despite strong indications from shadow treasurer Joe Hockey last week that the measure might be scrapped. | The Coalition will keep Labor’s $2000 baby bonus replacement, despite strong indications from shadow treasurer Joe Hockey last week that the measure might be scrapped. |
| Sources told Guardian Australia the coalition leadership group decided on Monday morning that the Liberal and National parties would reluctantly accept two of the savings measures announced in the May budget - the abolition of the baby bonus and an amendment to reign in the cost of the private health insurance rebate. | Sources told Guardian Australia the coalition leadership group decided on Monday morning that the Liberal and National parties would reluctantly accept two of the savings measures announced in the May budget - the abolition of the baby bonus and an amendment to reign in the cost of the private health insurance rebate. |
| But in a move to appease those concerned about the widening gap between the Coalition’s generous paid parental leave scheme and the shrinking benefits paid to stay at home mothers, the leadership group determined to keep Labor’s proposed payment of $2000 for first babies and $1000 for subsequent babies, paid as a supplement to family tax benefit part A. | But in a move to appease those concerned about the widening gap between the Coalition’s generous paid parental leave scheme and the shrinking benefits paid to stay at home mothers, the leadership group determined to keep Labor’s proposed payment of $2000 for first babies and $1000 for subsequent babies, paid as a supplement to family tax benefit part A. |
| Last week, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey had strongly hinted the Coalition might also oppose that payment also, when he told ABC Radio the Coalition would “not support new spending measures from the Labor government other than those we specifically identify, and [Family Tax Benefit Part A] is not on the list”. | Last week, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey had strongly hinted the Coalition might also oppose that payment also, when he told ABC Radio the Coalition would “not support new spending measures from the Labor government other than those we specifically identify, and [Family Tax Benefit Part A] is not on the list”. |
| But families spokesman Kevin Andrews and National Party Senator Barnaby Joyce were worried that would be unfair to mothers not in the paid workforce. | But families spokesman Kevin Andrews and National Party Senator Barnaby Joyce were worried that would be unfair to mothers not in the paid workforce. |
| Abbott told his party room more women would get paid parental leave than they might think because there were “very few women not in some form of paid employment”, giving as an example a farming wife on the payroll of the agricultural company. | Abbott told his party room more women would get paid parental leave than they might think because there were “very few women not in some form of paid employment”, giving as an example a farming wife on the payroll of the agricultural company. |
| In another example of the Coalition “holding its nose” and agreeing to Labor’s proposed savings the Coalition will also support Labor amendments on how the private health insurance rebate is indexed. | In another example of the Coalition “holding its nose” and agreeing to Labor’s proposed savings the Coalition will also support Labor amendments on how the private health insurance rebate is indexed. |
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