Senate debates

Friday, 12 June 2020

Motions

COVID-19: Women

12:11 pm

Photo of Jonathon DuniamJonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

Women are making a significant contribution to the COVID-19 response and recovery. Women are on the frontlines making up the majority of employees in essential services like healthcare and education. The government is closely monitoring the economic effects from the coronavirus on all Australians, including women, noting that the full effects remain uncertain. Australia is going to need everyone's full capabilities—men and women—to accelerate our overall recovery as a society and as an economy.

Question agreed to.

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