Australia is a little bit behind the eight-ball with the whole parental leave thing. It wasn’t until the last Federal election that an idea of leave was introduced (due to start next year) which would see families who earn $150,000 or less be entitled to 18 weeks paid leave (at the minimum wage) for people who had worked an average of 10 hours a week for the preceeding 12 months. It’s not as giant a leap forward as you might imagine. Parents are already entitled to a baby bonus ($5,000) …