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

I thank Senator Ciccone for the supplementary. Super will be paid on PPL from 1 July 2025. This is an important Labor reform and again demonstrates that these big changes to support women and women's economic security are only put in place when you have a Labor government. One-third of our gender pay gap can be attributed to the time women spend caring for families and interruptions in full-time employment. As these lower earnings accumulate over their lifetime, they're exacerbating the gap between men's and women's superannuation balances at retirement. Recent ATO data puts that gender super gap between 22 per cent and 32 per cent. We on this side of the chamber don't believe that women should be penalised with financial insecurity in retirement just because they take on these important caring roles. You're paid super on your sick leave. You're paid super on your annual leave. There's no reason why it shouldn't be paid on your parental leave too. (Time expired)