A parent advocacy body is calling for the federal government to reform paid parental leave and scale it up towards a full year between carers. The Parenthood chief executive Georgie Dent appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the scheme on Monday to outline key areas of reform. They include a six-week “use it or lose…

The government is being urged to expand paid parental leave as a parliamentary committee prepares to examine the scheme. Advocacy group The Parenthood is calling on the government to increase the amount of paid parental leave to 52 weeks, along with allowing for universal access to early childhood education. The organisation’s executive director Georgie Dent…