Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. If you want support for affordable childcare, do not take money off other poor people. Data from the ABS shows that the gender pay gap is worse in the private sector, where salaries can be negotiated in secret and gag clauses are often imposed on employees to stop them discussing their pay. The Greens have a bill to allow workers to talk about their pay if they choose. Will the government support this legislation to end pay gag clauses and actually take one step towards reducing the gender pay gap?