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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
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
Katie Bell
Peter Schachte
Judy Hong
Chris Skapetis
Holly Klintworth
Marilyn Irons
Natalie Thomas
Virginia Hooper
Catherine Cox
Noel Baxendell
freyja andersdottir
David Dawes
Alexis Wolfe
Stephen lake
Ella Harrington
Dervilla McGowan
Shay Chamberlain

Will you sign?

Recent responses

  • 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
  • Katie Bell
    signed 2026-07-28 10:35:54 +1000
    52 weeks would set so many new families and parents up for success! Such an important and valuable policy to champion!
  • Peter Schachte
    signed 2026-07-28 10:05:47 +1000
  • Judy Hong
    signed 2026-07-28 09:42:42 +1000
  • Chris Skapetis
    signed 2026-07-28 09:33:13 +1000
    Make it happen
  • Holly Klintworth
    signed via 2026-07-28 09:16:53 +1000
  • Marilyn Irons
    signed 2026-07-28 08:56:33 +1000
  • Natalie Thomas
    signed via 2026-07-28 07:45:09 +1000
  • Virginia Hooper
    signed 2026-07-28 07:29:53 +1000
  • Catherine Cox
    signed 2026-07-28 07:08:22 +1000
  • Noel Baxendell
    signed 2026-07-28 05:47:32 +1000
  • freyja andersdottir
    signed 2026-07-28 05:04:15 +1000
  • David Dawes
    signed 2026-07-28 03:32:17 +1000
  • Alexis Wolfe
    signed 2026-07-27 23:02:09 +1000
  • Stephen lake
    signed 2026-07-27 22:59:36 +1000
  • Ella Harrington
    signed 2026-07-27 22:50:22 +1000
  • Dervilla McGowan
    signed via 2026-07-27 22:43:16 +1000
  • Shay Chamberlain
    signed via 2026-07-27 22:03:09 +1000