paid parental leave

Working parents were struggling with the juggle back in 2019. Have things improved in the past five years for those balancing work and care?

An historic expansion of Paid Parental Leave to 26-weeks has passed the House of Representatives, with the Bill now set to go to the Senate. 

The latest data on men taking paid parental leave shows just how significant the issue is. 

“We need babies more than we need migrants,” declared columnist Greg Sheridan in The Australian today. But what about the cost for women?

A petition is calling on the federal government to introduce more paid parental leave entitlements for parents of premature babies.

To achieve paid-parental leave equality and see the benefits of parents better sharing care loads, it will take both the government, and employers, to seriously invest in funding, advocacy and education to shift the current status-quo.

A new report shows caregiving has a significant impact on workplace inequality and hurts career advancement for many women.

It is men who must move from passive ally to active advocate, and actively dismantle the systems and biases that prevent gender equality.

A new report reveals that working fathers trying to shoulder more care of their children feel discriminated against in the workplace. 

Australian mothers have missed out on more than $2.8 billion in superannuation savings by the time they reach retirement, new modelling shows. 

The government’s proposed changes to superannuation will see earnings on super balances above $3 million taxed at a rate of 30 per cent.