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12 months of paid parental leave - sign the petition

✍️ 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
Kaylee Chapple-Stroud
Emma Jones
Amber Gray
Tim Duggan
Monique S
Ebony Craigie
Bianca J
Tilly Mazzei
Alana De ville
Sheila Melancio
Joyce L
Alexandra Trass
Sowmya Konduru
Kym Doyle
Paris Cunningham
Jamile Long
Georgia Lowes
Maria Catalan
Emily Thompson
Emma Bartlett
Gloria Tung
Monique Hancock
Elizabeth Cunningham
Emily Bayliss
Malena Napolitano
Fionnuala Glass
Sez Niederer
Ashley Hunt
Bernadette Warbrick
Alison Strachan

Will you sign?

Recent responses

  • Kaylee Chapple-Stroud
    signed 2026-07-29 08:10:33 +1000
  • Emma Jones
    signed 2026-07-29 07:57:14 +1000
  • Amber Gray
    signed 2026-07-29 07:55:48 +1000
  • Tim Duggan
    signed 2026-07-29 07:47:29 +1000
  • Monique S
    signed 2026-07-29 07:45:05 +1000
  • Ebony Craigie
    signed 2026-07-29 07:30:15 +1000
  • Bianca J
    signed 2026-07-29 06:59:55 +1000
  • Tilly Mazzei
    signed 2026-07-29 06:00:31 +1000
  • Alana De ville
    signed 2026-07-29 04:46:12 +1000
  • Sheila Melancio
    signed 2026-07-29 02:08:36 +1000
  • Joyce L
    signed 2026-07-29 02:00:27 +1000
  • Alexandra Trass
    signed 2026-07-28 22:09:54 +1000
  • Sowmya Konduru
    signed 2026-07-28 21:44:57 +1000
  • Kym Doyle
    signed 2026-07-28 21:24:38 +1000
  • Paris Cunningham
    signed 2026-07-28 21:15:06 +1000
  • Jamile Long
    signed 2026-07-28 21:10:24 +1000
  • Georgia Lowes
    signed 2026-07-28 20:58:47 +1000
  • Maria Catalan
    signed 2026-07-28 20:10:32 +1000
  • Emily Thompson
    signed 2026-07-28 19:31:30 +1000
  • Emma Bartlett
    signed 2026-07-28 19:05:37 +1000
    This helps give families CHOICE which is lacking right now but critical. The first year of a child’s life lays the foundation for their development and education and should not be compromised due to parents not having the ability to make the right choices for them and their families.
  • Gloria Tung
    signed 2026-07-28 18:04:08 +1000
  • Monique Hancock
    signed 2026-07-28 17:10:15 +1000
  • Elizabeth Cunningham
    signed 2026-07-28 16:25:48 +1000
    For future parents to be able to bond with their children
  • Emily Bayliss
    signed 2026-07-28 15:01:30 +1000
  • Malena Napolitano
    signed 2026-07-28 14:56:36 +1000
  • Fionnuala Glass
    signed 2026-07-28 12:54:21 +1000
  • Sez Niederer
    signed 2026-07-28 12:12:51 +1000
  • Ashley Hunt
    signed 2026-07-28 12:00:10 +1000
  • Bernadette Warbrick
    signed 2026-07-28 11:32:26 +1000
    We need 12 months of paid parental leave so families can spend time together with their babies. The first year of life is important for family bonding.
  • Alison Strachan
    signed 2026-07-28 10:45:27 +1000