Senior Labor sources say the issue is finding the savings to pay for the scheme and Anthony Albanese on Thursday left the door open to axing the 2019 pledge.
Neither major party has committed to paying superannuation on parental leave,but the push is on from potential crossbenchers to fund the measure.
Leaving families to decide how to split their 20 weeks of parental leave will likely end up with mothers using it all and fathers none,experts say.
The government says parental leave will be more flexible,so couples can split their 20 weeks as they wish - but removing the use-it-or-lose-it quota for fathers will result in mothers taking over that care burden.
Victorian parents Mark Giliam and Aki Mochizuki say they avoid using childcare because of the cost,and they want more action on paid parental leave.
Changes to paid parental leave and a $1.3 billion down-payment on the new plan to end violence against women headline the Coalition’s pitch to female voters.
More than 1.6 million women have missed out on almost $2 billion in super contributions to their taxpayer-funded parental leave.
As a questioner seeks to share caring responsibilities equally with her husband,Dr Kirstin Ferguson says there are a few things to consider before starting the conversation with an employer.
A Coogee father-of-three said generous leave policies – and a culture that encourages using them – meant he took a different approach to parental leave after his first child.
Economists say if the lesson the government takes away is that fathers don’t want to use the leave,that’s the wrong thing to learn.
Ministers ultimately decided the plan wouldn’t have a big enough impact for the amount of money required.