Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator White, for the question. Before I start my answer, I welcome the Borroloola women who are in the back row up in the public gallery, who have come from seeing Senator McCarthy. I say a big hello from us. It is so great to have you in the Senate, particularly when we are talking about our investments in women across the country.

Our achievements, investment and actions have been made deliberately and specifically to benefit women and contribute to gender equality because women are not an afterthought or something you add on at the end of the budget process. These are efforts that are being led by the Prime Minister down and across the cabinet and reflect the values of not only the government, which is a majority-female government, but the Australian people. These priorities will be carried forward in the budget process through our gender responsive budgeting, our Women's Budget Statement and the measures which support those.