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12 months of paid parental leave - sign the petition
2,735 signatures
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✍️ 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.

On 1 July, Australia expanded paid parental leave to 26 weeks, with four of those weeks reserved for fathers and partners. That was a genuine win, and it was hard fought.

Four weeks is a start. It isn't a finish.

The scheme is paid at minimum wage — around half what an average full-time worker earns. For most families it doesn't stretch to a year, and it doesn't stretch to two parents.

So 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.

To be clear about something: this is not leave taken from mums. It's leave added for dads. Every week a father is home in that first year is a week a mother isn't doing it alone.

Dads are main characters in family life, not cameos. It's time our policy settings said so.

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.

On Monday 7 September, dads, kids and supporters took that case to Parliament House. 

Here For It. From Day One.

Read the new ‘More Time’ With Dad report

People who have signed the petition
Deb Hornby
Sarah Bourne
Lauren Nicholas
Alesha Mcnamara
Juliana Carter
Previn Pillay
Steven Hutcheson
Rosanna A
Amy Diplock
Zachary Flook
Cheyenne Schwugier
Kate Maslin
Tahlee Caprara
Tan Nguyen
Luke Rosie
Nicole Grant
Ashlea Parkinson
Amanda Withers
Jake Roberts
Jessica Graham
Clare Bell
Sophie Donnellan
Emma Passaniti
Louis Robertson
Elspeth
Nigel Walker
Chris Hysted-Adams
William Zerno
Sam Bygrave
Tim Brooks

Will you sign?

Recent responses

  • Deb Hornby
    signed 2026-09-20 22:15:49 +1000
    100% agree for this change
  • Sarah Bourne
    signed 2026-09-20 17:13:01 +1000
  • Lauren Nicholas
    signed 2026-09-20 11:53:51 +1000
  • Alesha Mcnamara
    signed 2026-09-20 09:22:09 +1000
  • Juliana Carter
    signed 2026-09-20 09:16:51 +1000
    This is so beneficial for both parents especially for mums who don’t have support or are experiencing postnatal issues.
  • Previn Pillay
    signed 2026-09-20 07:08:36 +1000
  • Steven Hutcheson
    signed 2026-09-19 19:57:53 +1000
    Absolutely 1000%
  • Rosanna A
    signed 2026-09-19 17:33:03 +1000
  • Amy Diplock
    signed 2026-09-19 16:16:26 +1000
  • Zachary Flook
    signed 2026-09-19 14:35:51 +1000
    Heck yes! No brainer.
  • Cheyenne Schwugier
    signed 2026-09-19 11:38:56 +1000
  • Kate Maslin
    signed 2026-09-19 07:28:33 +1000
  • Tahlee Caprara
    signed 2026-09-19 07:27:42 +1000
  • Tan Nguyen
    signed 2026-09-18 22:29:04 +1000
  • Luke Rosie
    signed 2026-09-18 21:46:48 +1000
  • Nicole Grant
    signed 2026-09-18 21:00:04 +1000
  • Ashlea Parkinson
    signed 2026-09-18 20:50:09 +1000
  • Amanda Withers
    signed 2026-09-18 19:33:19 +1000
  • Jake Roberts
    signed 2026-09-18 17:16:07 +1000
  • Jessica Graham
    signed 2026-09-18 16:16:37 +1000
    Doter 🤍
  • Clare Bell
    signed 2026-09-18 15:56:26 +1000
  • Sophie Donnellan
    signed 2026-09-18 14:22:28 +1000
  • Emma Passaniti
    signed 2026-09-18 13:36:39 +1000
  • Louis Robertson
    signed 2026-09-18 12:50:19 +1000
  • Elspeth
    signed 2026-09-18 12:46:01 +1000
  • Nigel Walker
    signed 2026-09-18 11:56:55 +1000
  • Chris Hysted-Adams
    signed 2026-09-18 11:53:04 +1000
  • William Zerno
    signed 2026-09-18 11:52:08 +1000
  • Sam Bygrave
    signed via 2026-09-18 11:49:02 +1000
  • Tim Brooks
    signed via 2026-09-18 11:42:28 +1000