Many parents – mostly mothers – lose family payments from the first dollar they earn. Here’s how we could fix it

By Ana Gamarra Rondinel, Research Fellow, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
Guyonne Kalb, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Miranda Stewart, Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne

From paid parental leave to expanded childcare and free kindergarten, Australia has made positive changes over the past two decades to better support families.

But for many parents juggling paid work and kids, research…

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