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Australia's New Paid Parental Leave Benefits: What You Need to Know

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Exciting news! Australia extends parental leave to 6 months, with more benefits for new parents. Find out how the new government-funded leave compares to other countries and what unions are pushing for.

Australia has recently made significant changes to its parental leave policy, allowing new parents to take up to six months of paid time off work. This decision, which is expected to benefit over 180,000 families annually, was solidified after the legislation passed parliament on Monday. The cost of this extended leave is estimated to be around $4.4 million.

In addition to the extended leave, fathers in Australia will now have the opportunity to claim up to four weeks of government-funded paid parental leave starting next year. This

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Australia Extends Parental Leave to 6 Months. How That Compares ... (TIME)

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Australia Extends Government-Funded Parental Leave to Six ... (BNN)

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Increasing paid parental leave to 26 weeks will help close the gender pay gap and prevent working parents from being left behind if they have children, the.

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Australia's paid parental leave to reach 26 weeks by 2026 (Human Resources Director)

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Australia set to expand parental leave (Insurance Business Australia)

This expansion will occur gradually, with entitlements rising by two weeks annually until 2026, as per legislation passed by the Senate on Monday. One month of ...

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Paid Parental Leave expansion gets the go-ahead | Riotact (The RiotACT)

Expansion of the paid parental leave scheme is now an official certainty, having passed the Senate to make new parents…

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