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

I thank Senator Smith for the question. We've made it clear that addressing gender equality and driving greater economic independence and economic equality for women are key priorities for this government, and we have a national strategy on gender equality on the eve of International Women's Day next week, but the conversation that the WGEA report has started is welcome. There has been a lot of engagement on this today. We think it is a positive story, not a negative one. It's a shame Senator Canavan isn't here, because I noticed he said it was the worst collection of data that any government could ever do—

and I don't think Senator Hughes is a fan either, but this is important data that'll help drive change across the economy, and it'll make sure that women get a better deal when it comes to workplace equality.