Hon IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY (Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Parents with children born from today on are eligible for 26 weeks of paid parental leave. This is a full six months of leave to support families in their child's first months of life. Each year, the parental leave payment is adjusted to reflect the rise in the average wage. Today, eligible parents will see an increase in the parental leave payment from $585.80 per week to $606.46 per week before tax.