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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
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
Bernadette Mannion
Oliver Elliott
Tom Cisack
Peter Hehhie
Sarah Cameron
Rebecca Murphy
Ingrid Daams
Suzy Morton
Louis Taylor
Maryann Doolette
Emma Griffingham
Catherine Catherine
Anne Barker

Will you sign?

Recent responses

  • 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
  • Bernadette Mannion
    signed 2026-07-27 22:02:30 +1000
  • Oliver Elliott
    signed via 2026-07-27 21:26:47 +1000
  • Tom Cisack
    signed via 2026-07-27 21:26:32 +1000
  • Peter Hehhie
    signed 2026-07-27 21:04:58 +1000
  • Sarah Cameron
    signed 2026-07-27 20:38:22 +1000
  • Rebecca Murphy
    signed via 2026-07-27 20:25:40 +1000
  • Ingrid Daams
    signed 2026-07-27 20:06:14 +1000
    The first year of a baby’s life is the most important & to have the best start in life baby’s should spend at home with a parent wether this is mum or dad – not only is this the best for baby it is best for mum & dad being able to care for their baby without the stresses of having to go to work which in turn delivers a better outcome for the child.

    I hope to have future grand children but my profession as a Early childhood educator I witnessed mother’s in tears having to drop their 3 + month old baby off at care this stress ripples through to the child. Therefore I sign this petition to advocate for the baby’s of tomorrow.
  • Suzy Morton
    signed 2026-07-27 19:40:23 +1000
  • Louis Taylor
    signed 2026-07-27 19:39:39 +1000
  • Maryann Doolette
    signed 2026-07-27 19:16:41 +1000
  • Emma Griffingham
    signed 2026-07-27 18:57:33 +1000
  • Catherine Catherine
    signed 2026-07-27 18:28:45 +1000
  • Anne Barker
    signed 2026-07-27 17:59:45 +1000
    I will support this all the way. Essential for healthy families and…. a healthy country.