Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Other women's leadership and development strategy funding that we have continued to support over 2013-14 includes funding for the National Women's Alliances, the sport leadership grants, the Every Girl program and the like.

There are many examples in this budget of how this government has shown its continued strong support—indeed, its increased support—for women's programs, particularly for women at risk. I am very proud that in this budget we have continued funding these important areas and we will continue to speak out in favour of the Paid Parental Leave scheme. It will be, in addition to childcare improvements—we have a Productivity Commission review into child care—a way of improving the lot of Australia's working women.

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