When Nathan Keni had his first child six years ago, he followed what most tradies did. He burnt through his sick and carer's leave, then topped it up with annual leave, before going back to the tools after only a few weeks, telling himself, "It is what it is".
His experience reflected what data has shown about fathers' leave. A report from men's health advocacy group Movember found that almost one-third of Australian fathers did not take any parental leave at all.
