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

I thank Senator Pratt for that second supplementary question. We can't separate economic equality for women from the rest of their lives—from caring responsibilities and their right to live free from violence. This is a government that understands these connections and understands that all the systems need to work for women if we are going to shift the dial on gender equality.

As a government, we are coming at this from every angle. In the last two budgets, we've made the biggest investment in gender equality that we've seen for some time. We've modernised and expanded PPL, we've made child care cheaper, we've expanded parenting payment single and we've abolished ParentsNext. We've put a gender lens on our workplace relations system and supported pay rises for the lowest paid. We've invested a record $2.3 billion in women's safety, reformed the family law system, legislated paid domestic and family violence leave, and invested in housing for women escaping violence.

There is much more work to do and our national strategy on gender equality will be released next year. (Time expired)