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

Here are some other statistics. Employment is up, the participation rate is up, the gender pay gap is down, the number of women employed full time is up, manufacturing jobs are up, annual wage growth is up, annual real wages are up, wholesale electricity prices are down, gas prices are down, and private business investment is up. These are the things that matter. We are focused on helping households. We're dealing with the inflation challenge. We are making sure that we help people with cost-of-living pressures where we can, and we will continue to do so.