✍️ 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.
People who have signed the petition
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Sarah Cameron signed 2026-07-02 12:20:37 +1000
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Kartikeya Chandra Shrikanth Neppalli signed 2026-07-02 12:03:23 +1000
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Bernadette Warbrick signed 2026-07-02 11:56:44 +1000None
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Peta Stewart signed 2026-07-02 11:44:54 +1000
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Emma Herd signed 2026-07-02 11:34:16 +1000
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Fiona Ninnes signed 2026-07-02 10:24:53 +1000It is great that paid parental leave has increased but we have a long way to go to get it to where it should be. Let’s get it to 12 month quickly and make a huge difference to all families.
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Joe Nagy signed 2026-07-02 09:35:13 +1000
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Jade Warne signed 2026-07-02 09:25:35 +1000Thanks!
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Wendy Hicks signed 2026-07-02 08:59:43 +1000
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Debbie Lai signed 2026-07-02 08:39:01 +1000
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Molly Roberts signed 2026-07-02 08:24:59 +1000
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Hailey Docking signed 2026-07-02 08:14:41 +1000
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MaryEllen Miller signed 2026-07-02 06:04:03 +1000
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Janie Jordan signed 2026-07-02 06:02:46 +1000
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Keith D'Alessandro signed 2026-07-02 01:57:02 +1000
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Rachel Toyer signed 2026-07-02 01:50:00 +1000
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Stephen lake signed 2026-07-01 22:50:11 +1000
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Nizza Siano signed 2026-07-01 22:35:56 +1000
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Catherine Anderson signed 2026-07-01 22:08:41 +1000
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Paige Jones signed 2026-07-01 21:58:24 +1000
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Dee Cropley signed 2026-07-01 21:43:02 +1000
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Peter Heggie signed 2026-07-01 21:27:07 +1000
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Tony Konjarski signed 2026-07-01 21:19:11 +1000
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Brennah Anderson signed 2026-07-01 20:55:02 +1000
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Neil Rasmussen signed 2026-07-01 20:45:08 +1000
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Tessa Ferguson signed 2026-07-01 20:33:52 +1000Good job- keep going!
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Sophie Symonds signed 2026-07-01 20:32:56 +1000
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Ben Jackson signed 2026-07-01 19:11:55 +1000
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A Strachan signed 2026-07-01 19:07:27 +1000Fully support 12 months at comparative wage rate. Sending babies to daycare before 12months is awful – and they are not ready. Harsh reality for a lot of working families though
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Angela Lewis signed 2026-07-01 18:56:33 +1000