✍️ Add your name to give every baby the first year they deserve.
A baby's first year lays the foundation for the rest of their life.
But right now, Australia funds just 26 weeks of paid parental leave, paid at minimum wage. For most families, that's simply not enough.
Instead of choosing how they want to share their baby's first year, parents are forced to make financial decisions. One parent stays home. The other goes back to work. Patterns that last for years are set before families ever had a real choice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
The Parenthood is campaigning for 12 months of paid parental leave at a replacement wage, with dedicated leave for both parents, so every family can afford to share their baby's first year.
If you believe every baby deserves a strong foundation and every family deserves a first year they can afford to share, add your name today.
Here For It. From Day One.
12 people have signed the petition
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Carmen Baldwin signed 2026-07-01 13:39:44 +1000
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Cat Smith signed 2026-07-01 13:20:22 +1000
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Paigen Neilson signed 2026-07-01 12:43:12 +1000
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Sebastian Costello signed 2026-07-01 10:45:09 +1000I love this!! More time with bub and more time for dads to care
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Georgie Dent signed 2026-07-01 09:08:13 +1000
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Maryjean Whyte signed 2026-07-01 08:57:35 +1000
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Maryjean Whyte published this page 2026-07-01 08:54:34 +1000