Paid Parental

The federal government is refusing to confirm reports it's offering to increase publicly-funded paid parental leave in order to secure support for a reform bill in the Senate. Reports have emerged of an apparent compromise deal being negotiated with crossbenchers for new parents to be prevented from accessing employer and government schemes simultaneously, as the parliament looks ahead to the last two sitting weeks before Christmas.

: Has the PM secured support for two key bills in the Senate? Source: AAP