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

but so that it sends a message about the value, in this case, of women and women's economic security and the drive for equality across the economy. So we are doing a lot of things. We're addressing long-term challenges, we're dealing with short-term cost-of-living pressures, and we're laying down the foundations for future growth. That is what the Australian people expect their government to do. It will pay benefits. The wages that we've got moving for the first time, again, in a decade—good results today are showing that wages are moving and we are seeing real wage growth. Again, that is important in terms of the support people get around the household. But we recognise there's more to be done. That's why we changed the tax cuts that you voted for, and that's why we're bringing forward energy bill relief in this budget to everyone as well.