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		<title>Community workers win pay rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Community workers were finally handed the pay rise they had been fighting for by Fair Work Australia on Wednesday. The case was lodged by the Australian Services Union in collaboration with several other unions on March 11 2010 to deliver a better deal for community service workers who have long been undervalued. FWA ruled that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wel.org.au/index.php/2012/02/community-workers-win-pay-rise/</link>
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		<title>WEL Pre-Budget Submission</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WEL Australia has now completed a submission which outlines WEL’s policy recommendations for the 2012 – 2013 Federal Budget. The submission covers the following policy areas: Clean Energy Children’s Services Employment Tax Reform and Superannuation Affordable Housing You can download the full submission here.]]></description>
		<link>http://wel.org.au/index.php/2012/01/wel-pre-budget-submission/</link>
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		<title>Vale Dorothy Symonds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long time WEL member Dorothy Symonds sadly passed away this week at the age of 98. Dorothy&#8217;s contribution to WEL and the women&#8217;s movement was significant and her loss will be greatly felt. Our best wishes and condolences go out to Dorothy&#8217;s loved ones.]]></description>
		<link>http://wel.org.au/index.php/2012/01/vale-dorothy-symonds/</link>
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		<title>Women welcome equal pay commitment from Prime Minister</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) congratulate Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement to fund wage increases for community sector workers. WEL spokesperson Sue Hammond said that increases for the sector are is a step in the right direction to close the 17% pay gap between men and women. “This has been a long time coming and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wel.org.au/index.php/2011/11/women-welcome-equal-pay-commitment-from-prime-minister/</link>
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		<title>Women Have Their Say on Tax Reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A report released today called Women’s Voices says that Australia&#8217;s tax system makes women&#8217;s decisions about their workforce participation unnecessarily complex. The report comes from the Equality Rights Alliance, Economic Security for Women, and the National Foundation for Australian Women and examines how the tax system influences women&#8217;s decisions on work-force participation. You can download the report and read more on this issue here. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wel.org.au/index.php/2011/09/women-have-their-say-on-tax-reform/</link>
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