Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

We are keeping our promise to lift the minimum wage. We did that when we put in a submission to the Fair Work Commission, which resulted in a 5.2 per cent increase in the minimum wage. This week we will pass our secure work, better pay legislation, which is aimed at lifting wages and aimed at making sure that we look after working people. The secure jobs, better pay bill will have a number of measures in it which will make a difference to people's living standards: putting gender equity and job security at the heart of the Fair Work Commission's decision-making; banning wage-secrecy clauses; giving the commission the expertise and powers to end the historical inequality between the pay and conditions in female dominated care industries—that will make an enormous difference; expanding access to flexible work arrangements, particularly for women and others with caring or educational responsibilities. If you combine that with cheaper child care and increased paid parental leave then that will make an enormous difference. Expressly prohibiting sexual harassment in the Fair Work Act—you don't think that improves people's living standards?

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