QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:40): What I would say about the issues that women raise with me around concerns about getting older and retiring is that they don't have enough super, they haven't earned enough income during their working life and they weren't compensated for the periods of time that they were in and out of the workforce.

These are the issues that are raised with me, overwhelmingly, and violence against women and health provision for women and housing provision for women. They are the overwhelming issues that are raised with me. When we look at tax reform, the Women's Budget Statement provides commentary on the entire package of our tax reform measures and their impact on women and, overall, we have sought to address issues of gender through the tax arrangements and the reforms that we've put in place.