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) (14:10): I thank Senator Darmanin for that supplementary. More than 200,000 parents have benefited from super being paid on paid parental leave, with about $285 million paid into their accounts.

On the low-income super tax offset, more than 1.3 million Australians, including 750,000 women and around 550,000 people under 30, will benefit from that. Again, those opposite voted against that. We know what those opposite think about compulsory super, and here are just a few gems: 'That's communism,' 'There'll be superannuation for cats and dogs soon'—Senator Bragg's big day out—'It's one of the biggest public policy failures since Federation;' Senator Hanson said, 'I think the whole system is broken and superannuation should be lightened up a bit;' and the shadow treasurer says it's a form of 'economic insanity' and a form of 'economic social engineering'.

We will always support higher wages, compulsory super and looking after working people in this country.