QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator PAYMAN (Western Australia—Australia's Voice Whip) (15:37): Minister, between 2020 and 2025, $1.76 billion worth of wages stolen from workers was paid back. In tertiary education, as well as sectors like retail and hospitality, wage theft remains rife. Workers in these sectors are often casually employed and have limited job security.

Besides criminalising wage theft, what else is the government doing to ensure that these workers are being paid what they have earned?