Prime Minister Tony Abbott prepares to dump paid parental leave scheme

By Matthew Knott
Updated January 31 2015 - 11:13am, first published 10:15am
Tony Abbott's paid parental leave scheme could be the next election promise to be revised. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Tony Abbott's paid parental leave scheme could be the next election promise to be revised. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to radically water down, or dump entirely, his paid parental leave scheme in a bid to shore up support among frustrated backbench MPs.