Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Women and Minister for Finance, Minister Gallagher. I was pleased to see that the Greens-initiated Senate inquiries and the persistent pressure from women across Australia have finally led to the government listing more modern contraceptive pills and some menopausal hormone therapies on the PBS. The Greens have already announced costed policies that would completely remove the financial burden for women and make all contraceptives free, like they are in France, Ireland and Sweden. We've announced costed policies to make all MHT free, like it is in parts of Canada; it's heavily subsidised in the UK. Why do Australian women still have to pay for the cost of existing? Why won't the Albanese government make contraceptives and MHT free?