Two councillors in north-west Queensland have declared they don’t believe in paid parental leave after a new policy was passed last month giving new mothers up to 14 weeks paid leave.
Councillor Damien McGee was one of the naysayers, arguing the federal government should foot the bill, rather than burdening ratepayers.
The policy is the first of its kind for the Cloncurry Shire Council and was passed by three of the five sitting councillors.