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

Thank you, Senator Darmanin, for the question. You put it more eloquently than I did in my previous answer.

I can tell you what we will not be doing. We will not be subscribing to the views of those opposite. This week we had the member for Longman, Mr Young, say:

Men tend to be more drawn to vocations that involve maths and physical exertion like construction and trades … Vocations like hairdressing, nursing, social work and the like will always be more female dominated.

That is a quote from this week from a 2025 Liberal member. We do not subscribe to that view. We also don't subscribe to views such as those of Senator Antic, who has said:

I think a little more patriarchy will help us out, not hurt us at all.

Or:

… every angry gender studies professor who thinks that they're going to crush the patriarchy has got some news coming.

These are not views that are held over on this side of the chamber. We want to see equality for women and for men. We want opportunities for all. (Time expired)