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mothers in the ADF will be able to spend more time caring for
their young children.
The Government has announced that from February 1, women in
the ADF will have access to an additional two weeks of paid
maternity leave. This increases the entitlement from 12 to 14
weeks.
Enhanced maternity leave entitlements will also provide greater
flexibility for new mothers.
New arrangements mean mothers will be able to either take the
leave at full pay or else convert it to half pay and extend
it to 28 weeks.
Other Defence initiatives for families include access to childcare,
education support, spouse employment, reunion travel from remote
localities and access to carers and compassionate leave.
See the February 23 edition of AIR FORCE News for more details
on the amendments to maternity leave.
