Australia news live: push for year-long paid parental leave; PM to urge Biden to ‘step up’ in Pacific

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The government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce has recommended seven ways to remove barriers to women in the workforce. Follow the day’s news live

And happy Monday! I’m Emily Wind and I’ll be with you on the live blog today.

Making news this morning: the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce has handed its report to the government offering seven broad recommendations to lift women’s workforce participation over the next few decades – including an extension of paid parental leave to a full year.

It’s very important that we remain focused on the Indo-Pacific region.

We will certainly be urging the United States to continue what they have done, which is to step up in the region.

It’s always the right time because it’s the right thing to do. We’re probably not going to get another shot at it for generations.

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