Every baby deserves a great foundation.

✍️ 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.

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Judy Schneider signed 2026-07-27 17:33:29 +1000
Peter Hunt signed 2026-07-27 17:32:02 +1000
Tim Davidson signed 2026-07-27 17:26:32 +1000
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Lavender Bates signed via Siobhan Moran-McFarlane 2026-07-27 16:58:12 +1000
Susan Bryant signed 2026-07-27 16:56:38 +1000
Ella Riguet signed 2026-07-27 16:38:06 +1000
Caitlin Fricot-Hockey signed via Siobhan Moran-McFarlane 2026-07-27 16:36:13 +1000

This would change lives for the better. It will enrich our children
Charles Ablitt signed 2026-07-27 16:36:07 +1000
Katie Johnston signed 2026-07-27 16:35:33 +1000
Amanda Van de Saram signed 2026-07-27 16:32:08 +1000
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Alexandra Brown signed 2026-07-27 15:32:15 +1000
Emily Kapac signed 2026-07-27 15:32:02 +1000
Madeleine Huston signed 2026-07-27 15:30:56 +1000
Bernadette W signed 2026-07-27 15:28:32 +1000
Michael West signed 2026-07-27 15:26:59 +1000
Raffi Jones signed 2026-07-27 15:26:41 +1000
Riley Bennett signed 2026-07-27 15:09:51 +1000
Siobhan Moran-McFarlane signed 2026-07-27 15:06:47 +1000

Parental leave pushes many working families into financial hardship – if the government want people to have more children, they need to support that. In Australia in 2026 the cost of living is making the choice to have one or more children extremely difficult – even for those with good jobs. It’s unacceptable.
Karl Williamson signed 2026-07-27 15:03:24 +1000
Debra Rosicky signed 2026-07-27 15:02:51 +1000
Vicki Scholes signed 2026-07-27 15:02:29 +1000

I don’t think there should be a limit on get paid patantel leave for all mums especially those that are doing a great job staying hon to raise their children. It’s discrimination to allow working mothers that have better incomes in their families have paid leave and not stay at home mums that could use a helping hand when adding to their family so I oppose paid maternity leave unless stay at home mums can have it to. There is so much help for working mums and very little for stay at home mums that are helping population and choose to raise their children themselves. All or none is the best policy.
Ingrid Bean signed 2026-07-27 15:01:19 +1000
Kerry Heubel signed 2026-07-27 14:56:23 +1000

I loved my job but I hated having to go back to work when I knew my daughter was not yet ready for separation. I needed more time to prepare her for a move to childcare.
Fiona Ninnes signed 2026-07-27 14:56:09 +1000