Australia introduces super on paid parental leave

The Australian Government announced it will pay superannuation on the government-funded Paid Parental Leave from 1 July 2025.

The announcement comes alongside the release of Australia’s first national strategy to achieve gender equality, titled, ‘Working for Women’.

Paying super on paid parental is a key recommendation of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce.

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First aired on The Wire, Friday 15 March 2024