Opinion

Budget's paid parental leave measures do not go far enough

By Giles Hirst
April 4 2022 - 5:00am
Better parental leave for dads benefits everyone. Picture: Shutterstock
Better parental leave for dads benefits everyone. Picture: Shutterstock

Paid parental leave was supposedly one of budget night's winners. Yet the proposed changes are meagre in scope. It's a modest policy innovation but not a nation building one. Nor one that substantially impacts the cost of living; the budget centrepiece.

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