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

I thank Senator Waters for the question and acknowledge her work and interests in the area of women's policy over a number of years. Specifically in response to the question she raises with me, we are very conscious of the need to continue to invest in the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children and the services and systems that support the implementation of that plan, including for First Nations women through their own action plan, which sits alongside that.

Since coming to government we have been, and are, putting our money where our mouth is on that. We made some investments in October. I'm working with the minister with the responsibility for women's safety and her assistant minister to look at further measures we can support in the upcoming budget. They are currently being considered by government. We are aware of the calls from the sector around the additional money that's required. These are some of the difficult decisions that I've been trying to school those opposite on, about how we make room for the services and supports we need in areas like ending violence against women and children. Meanwhile, they're arguing to maintain those high levels of concessionality for superannuation account holders with more than $3 million in their accounts.

These are the difficult choices before government. We're making those choices. I can guarantee that we are continuing to focus on making sure that we can make an actual difference in the lives of women in this country, particularly vulnerable women and women who experience violence as part of their family and how we can support children through that as well— (Time expired)