What Women Want seeks a full range of evidence based and collaborative actions, such as the Get-up plan to reduce carbon emissions and implement more sustainable alternative power and transport programs across the country? What Women Want’s attitude and policies regarding climate change are built around the need and call to “Nurture our environment†which also requires an immediate actions to resolve Australia’s water crisis! Based on my experiences and research of community nursing and midwifery I know that these types of health care are more sustainable, efficient in their use of a range of resources and generation of wastes thus an increase in community health care options is central to What Women Want’s health policies!
What Women Want says that Australia’s support in Iraq should be from a humanitarian position, thus an end to this senseless war is only a beginning. There needs to be real long term measures to rebuild the country and help the innocent civilians of Iraq, who are the main casualties of this invasion!
What Women Want seeks ‘Peace both globally and locally’. Peace means more than the absence of war, though that would be an excellent start. Peace means creating a just society in which the weakest are protected and provided for; it means allowing a just society to grow in other countries of the world through policies such as fair trade and humanitarian relief; it means welcoming to our shores refugees from war-torn countries. As women and mothers, we ask these simple, yet essential questions to promote world peace.
What Women Want calls for ‘Education through-out life’, beginning with one-to-one women centred care through pregnancy, birth and early parenting. International evidence shows this system of maternity care results in the most satisfying experience of childbirth for a woman, her baby and family, as well as less traumatic interventions such as caesarean sections and more successful breastfeeding rates. Research shows that breastfed children are best able to make the most of sensory inputs including education and less prone to illnesses through-out life as well as during schooldays! Additionally What Women Want seeks replacement of the current inequitable funding of pre-school care to one of public investment in this crucial time for our future generations! WWW supports a ban on junk food advertising during children's programming to help ease demands on many time poor Australian parents; good nutrition optimises all life opportunities, especially education. Overall What Women Want seeks a national assessment of education funding at all levels to assess and ensure equity across the country, as well as address our current skills shortages and the impact of fees on students and their families!
James Kelly
November 10th, 2007
This is going to be one of the most watched seats on election night - I look forward to seeing whether the parties shift their positions.
I'll join you with the letterboxing