  Extend paid Parental leave to 13 months, as originally recommended by the Families Commission. In addition to the current 14 weeks' leave for mothers (which is able to be transferred to her partner upon application), a father or other partner would be able to take up to four weeks' paid leave in their own right, either at the same time as the mother or on their own. An additional 38 weeks' 'family leave' would be available to either parent, adding up to 56 weeks in total.
sceptical towards state expenditure on education, for example in favour of study fees or private schools