House debates Questions without Notice

Prime Minister

Thursday, 15 October 2026 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister

3:05 pm

I thank the member for Ryan for her question. I'm asked about a comparison between our government after four years, and I'm happy to give some. Employment is now 14.8 million. It was 13.5 million when we were elected. The participation rate is higher today than it was then, even in spite of the growth in population. It is 66.8 per cent, up half a per cent even with the increased population. The gender pay gap was 14.2 per cent. It's now 11.3 per cent, a record low, the lowest it has ever been. Women employed full time—the member would be interested—has gone from 3.6 million to 4.1 million. There were 128,000 industrial disputes in the last quarter of the coalition government. In the June quarter, the latest figures, it's now 21,200. It's down almost by one out of six. Annual headline inflation, of course, had a six in front. Now it's got a four in front. Annual wage growth was 2.6. It's now 3.2. The investment the whole way through, in the budget—

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