The Wire

In the last Federal Budget, the government announced a new Families package, worth $19 billion over five years, which includes a new Maternity Payment of $3,000 for each newborn child. The Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru Goward, says that means the debate over maternity pay is over. But the Australian Democrats Senator, Natasha Stott Despoja and academic and author, Leslie Cannold, disagree. This report from Cassandra Hill begins with Pru Goward, discussing why she believes her campaign for maternity pay is over.