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12 months of paid parental leave - sign the petition
2,763 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
Amy Voyzey
Marjanna Gilchrist
Rebecca Duffin
Laura Hussey
Kaitlin John
Sharnee Kent
Peta Flemming
Peta Tevanian
Kayla Brewer
Dionne Ellis
Charlene W
Shannon Punton
Abbey Watt
Carolyn Blackwell
Madison May
Elise Devine
Sam Thompson
Emily Hopper
Laura Provost
Emma Rodda
Danielle Surawski
Tabitha Nunan
Debra Taylor
Zoe Preston
Michelle Webster
Jamie
Kate Gallagher
Eliza Lamb
Marion Cripps Clark
Taya Elliott

Will you sign?

Recent responses

  • Amy Voyzey
    signed 2026-09-18 07:35:18 +1000
    Proud DOTA and supporter of this
  • Marjanna Gilchrist
    signed 2026-09-18 07:09:29 +1000
  • Rebecca Duffin
    signed 2026-09-18 06:32:43 +1000
  • Laura Hussey
    signed via 2026-09-18 05:50:22 +1000
    I wish i had more time with my son. I still grieve it now.
  • Kaitlin John
    signed 2026-09-18 00:56:53 +1000
    Doter 🫶🏼
  • Sharnee Kent
    signed 2026-09-17 22:43:10 +1000
    Doter ❤️
  • Peta Flemming
    signed 2026-09-17 22:39:50 +1000
  • Peta Tevanian
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  • Kayla Brewer
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  • Dionne Ellis
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  • Charlene W
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  • Shannon Punton
    signed 2026-09-17 20:19:27 +1000
    OG doter
  • Abbey Watt
    signed 2026-09-17 19:47:12 +1000
  • Carolyn Blackwell
    signed 2026-09-17 19:24:43 +1000
    OG Doter! 😀👍
  • Madison May
    signed 2026-09-17 19:23:37 +1000
  • Elise Devine
    signed 2026-09-17 15:35:14 +1000
  • Sam Thompson
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  • Emily Hopper
    signed 2026-09-17 15:09:51 +1000
  • Laura Provost
    signed 2026-09-17 14:27:10 +1000
  • Emma Rodda
    signed 2026-09-17 14:19:42 +1000
    DOTA 🤟🏼
  • Danielle Surawski
    signed 2026-09-17 14:15:16 +1000
  • Tabitha Nunan
    signed 2026-09-17 14:14:20 +1000
  • Debra Taylor
    signed 2026-09-17 14:11:40 +1000
    Dedicated doter
  • Zoe Preston
    signed via 2026-09-17 14:09:26 +1000
  • Michelle Webster
    signed 2026-09-17 14:00:11 +1000
  • Jamie
    signed 2026-09-17 13:21:05 +1000
  • Kate Gallagher
    signed 2026-09-17 13:13:49 +1000
  • Eliza Lamb
    signed 2026-09-17 13:07:32 +1000
  • Marion Cripps Clark
    signed 2026-09-17 13:04:56 +1000
  • Taya Elliott
    signed 2026-09-17 12:37:13 +1000