House debates

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Questions without Notice

Paid Parental Leave Scheme

3:03 pm

Photo of Tanya PlibersekTanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Services) | Hansard source

The member for Goldstein doesn't. And now we've got Pauline Hanson and One Nation saying that they want to strip away workers' rights and roll back paid parental leave. Since 2017, Senator Hanson has been saying she doesn't support paid parental leave. More than a decade ago she said that women get themselves pregnant for the money. More recently, a couple of weeks ago, she said: 'You have the equipment. That's what you're here for.' Then, at the Press Club, when she was asked twice if she supported it—the ABC checked with her—she said she didn't support it. But now that she's had pushback from Australian families, suddenly she's on board. Well, when someone who has been opposed to paid parental leave for a decade now says, 'Oh, no. They misunderstood me when I said again and again that I don't support it,' no-one believes it.

We know that Australians want paid parental leave. It's only Labor that backs it. (Time expired)

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