Paid parental leave extended to 26 weeks by 2026, with pressure on dads to share more early caring
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
unknownGovernment-funded paid parental leave will be extended, and more pressure placed on fathers to share caring for babies, under an initiative to be unveiled by Anthony Albanese on Saturday.
Parental leave will be lengthened by six weeks, phased in, to total 26 weeks by 2026, with use-it-or-lose-it provisions directed to having fathers...
