Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (14:54): As the Deputy Leader of the Opposition well knows, it has been the consistent policy of this coalition to have a fair dinkum paid parental leave scheme— Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: There will be silence on my left. Mr ABBOTT: because we believe that paid parental leave is a workplace entitlement not a welfare one. I should point out that the parent earning some $55,000 would be much, much better off under the coalition's paid parental leave scheme than under that put in place by the former government.