It will take some years for Labor’s new childcare and paid parental leave policies to take effect,but they will make it easier for families to juggle paid work and care.
Changes to paid parental leave will encourage fathers to spend more time caring for their small children,but the design of the new policy will be crucial.
The federal government wants more fathers to take paid parental leave - but how to do it is a harder question to answer.
It’s time for Anthony Albanese to do something about a scheme that gives families with female breadwinners and stay-at-home dads nothing.
Getting more women into more work and sharing the load of child caring between mums and dads will bring economic benefits for the country.
The prime minister has announced an increase to the Commonwealth’s parental leave scheme and called on companies to follow suit.
The scheme will be extended from 18 to 26 weeks by 2026,at a cost that is set to exceed $600 million a year.
The move is set to be the centrepiece announcement in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s speech to the state Labor conference in Sydney on Saturday afternoon.
Australia’s paid parental leave system still looks miserly compared to other Western democracies. But pressure is mounting on the Albanese government to shift the dial.
Should you stay in a job you don’t enjoy and reap the benefits of income security and maternity leave?
Cross-parliamentary pressure is growing to increase paid parental leave to 26 weeks,as the Liberals,Greens and independents accuse the government of talking big at its jobs summit but failing to deliver for women.