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

I thank Senator O'Neill for that question and for acknowledging the working people across our economy, whether it be in market or non-market jobs. New data released by the ABS shows that annual real wages have now grown for eight consecutive quarters. This is now the longest period of consecutive annual real wage growth in almost a decade. The wage price index grew 0.8 per cent in the September quarter to be 3.4 per cent higher through the year. We're delivering more jobs and better-paid jobs, and we support wage increases across the economy, whether, again, you work in the market or non-market economy. We support wage rises. We support good jobs, secure jobs and well-paid jobs. We're absolutely dealing with the feminised inequality that we've seen across our wage system as well, and that's why we've supported those substantial wage increases for those sectors.