Australia has introduced an 18 week paid parental leave scheme which is publicly funded and provides the federal minimum wage (currently A$596.78 per week) rather than a percentage of the primary caregiver's salary. It is not be available to families where the primary caregiver has an annual salary above $150,000 per annum. Learn more or
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Response rates from 97.4k Australia voters.
43% Yes |
57% No |
40% Yes |
41% No |
4% Yes, and fund the increased payouts from taxes on high income businesses |
7% No, but increase the equal pay amount and duration of leave |
6% No, all mothers should get paid the same amount |
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2% No, there should be no paid parental leave |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@4ZDL3Y34yrs4Y
Mothers should get their income tax refunded for the previous 9 months. Easy to adminster and scales to salary
@B2HKZTH2mos2MO
Yes, and the limit of $150,000 income to be able to access it should also be lifted due to cost of living increases.
@B2YKDVR4wks4W
Yes, but parental leave should reflect the parent that chooses to stay at home with the child and should be accessible by both parents.
@B2WGS2X4wks4W
Yes, it should increase based on the wage of the parent that is taking the leave, not just the mother, as there are circumstances where other parental figures would require leave during this time, for instance, if the mother was not capable of taking care of the child due to illness.
@9WBCNY85mos5MO
No, but parental leave should be available to both parents from their employer based on their current rate of pay, in addition to a universal parental payment system from the government for singles (and additional accounts for couples), regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
@9RN8DTC7mos7MO
Parental leave payments should be payed by the employer at 100% of their normal wage. Should apply to both mothers and fathers
@9DXR7GG2yrs2Y
Yes it should be equal to the pay of the parent or carer taking the leave
@8VC6KG44yrs4Y
Yes and increase the duration of leave to 2 years
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