Julie Smith

Dec 17, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Jonny Manning |Julie Smith

RNLI Cullercoats plans to host more safety sessions with swimmers in the new year. Safety sessions are being offered to open water swimmers following a rise in the pastime's popularity. RNLI Cullercoats hosted its first session with swimmers on 16 December to teach them what to do in an emergency.

Nov 16, 2023 | medicalxpress.com | Julie Smith |Catherine Pereira-Kotze |Karleen Gribble

The Australian Women's Economic Equality Taskforce delivered a major report last month drawing attention to what it called the "motherhood penalty"—the 55% cut in earnings for Australian women in the first five years after having a child. The report makes many good recommendations, including extending paid parental leave to 52 weeks and providing universal high-quality affordable early childhood education. Yet it mentions "birth" only twice, and "breastfeeding" not at all.

Nov 15, 2023 | theconversation.com | Julie Smith |Catherine Pereira-Kotze |Karleen Gribble

The Australian Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce delivered a major report last month drawing attention to what it called the “motherhood penalty” – the 55% cut in earnings for Australian women in the first five years after having a child. The report makes many good recommendations, including extending paid parental leave to 52 weeks and providing universal high-quality affordable early childhood education. Yet it mentions “birth” only twice, and “breastfeeding” not at all.

Aug 26, 2023 | granitegrok.com | Julie Smith

Councilor Wheeler:Even though you have never answered any of my previous emails, which include pleas to reject the federal money that nine people were arrested over on 10/13/21 and the bad judge appointments of Gordon MacDonald and Anne Edwards, I am emailing you once again to go on record that I oppose the appointment of DJ Bettencourt, someone who doesn’t even come from the insurance business. Bettencourt was in the news last year for a domestic violence arrest that you can read about here.

Aug 4, 2023 | nceph.anu.edu.au | Julie Smith

Our global food system is increasingly recognised as contributing to environmental harm and climate change risk, especially meat and dairy. In addition, the booming sales of CMF worldwide contribute to this problem. Better enabling women to breastfeed their infants and young children will reduce CMF sales and help mitigate climate change.