169 signatures

✍️ 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
Jessica Dyball
Rachel MacDonald
Angela Dodd
Cecilia Blakeley
Mary Duckett
Luana Bowman
Bridgette Martin
Jade Ogden
Jennifer Cabot
Peter Hunt
Brian Towart
Kerry Bradley
Monica Fox
Tahlia Ruiz
Helen Walker
Jill Berensen
Sarah Worboys
Tahna Leader
Frances Watson
Raffi Jones
Sharon Coates
Tom Korevaar
Cerys Loader
Julia Cornelius
Geraldine Smith
Tim Davidson
sue thatcher
Chantelle Coleman
Patricia O'Dowd
Laura Boehm

Will you sign?

Recent responses

  • Jessica Dyball
    signed 2026-07-01 18:48:45 +1000
  • Rachel MacDonald
    signed 2026-07-01 18:13:03 +1000
  • Angela Dodd
    signed 2026-07-01 18:06:40 +1000
  • Cecilia Blakeley
    signed 2026-07-01 17:55:34 +1000
  • Mary Duckett
    signed 2026-07-01 17:50:00 +1000
  • Luana Bowman
    signed 2026-07-01 17:46:04 +1000
  • Bridgette Martin
    signed 2026-07-01 17:45:05 +1000
  • Jade Ogden
    signed 2026-07-01 17:39:03 +1000
  • Jennifer Cabot
    signed 2026-07-01 17:04:45 +1000
  • Peter Hunt
    signed 2026-07-01 16:53:05 +1000
  • Brian Towart
    signed 2026-07-01 16:48:04 +1000
  • Kerry Bradley
    signed 2026-07-01 16:17:02 +1000
    Tax our gas and fund our 12 months parental leave!!!
  • Monica Fox
    signed 2026-07-01 16:08:22 +1000
  • Tahlia Ruiz
    signed 2026-07-01 16:08:18 +1000
  • Helen Walker
    signed 2026-07-01 16:03:58 +1000
  • Jill Berensen
    signed 2026-07-01 15:57:19 +1000
  • Sarah Worboys
    signed 2026-07-01 15:54:59 +1000
  • Tahna Leader
    signed 2026-07-01 15:54:49 +1000
    12 months of paid parental leave at a replacement wage. Good for babies, good for families, good for employers, good for Australian society.
  • Frances Watson
    signed 2026-07-01 15:54:40 +1000
  • Raffi Jones
    signed 2026-07-01 15:52:57 +1000
  • Sharon Coates
    signed 2026-07-01 15:51:09 +1000
  • Tom Korevaar
    signed 2026-07-01 15:48:51 +1000
  • Cerys Loader
    signed 2026-07-01 15:48:19 +1000
  • Julia Cornelius
    signed 2026-07-01 15:37:18 +1000
  • Geraldine Smith
    signed 2026-07-01 15:35:16 +1000
  • Tim Davidson
    signed 2026-07-01 15:33:59 +1000
  • sue thatcher
    signed 2026-07-01 15:32:01 +1000
  • Chantelle Coleman
    signed 2026-07-01 15:31:05 +1000
  • Patricia O'Dowd
    signed 2026-07-01 15:30:34 +1000
  • Laura Boehm
    signed 2026-07-01 15:24:59 +1000