QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WALSH (Victoria—Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth) (15:38): Labor listen to young people and we act on what they tell us. I recently met Brayden, Prachi, Genita and Misha, four young workers from the SDA who stood up for fair pay. They campaigned for 18- to 20-year-olds working in retail, fast food and pharmacy to be paid the same as their older co-workers.

It's not too much to ask. It worked, and it's only fair. We on this side of the chamber will always back a fair day's pay for a fair day's work, and that includes for young Australians.

Their contribution deserves to be valued. They never got that under the coalition government. The coalition called low wages a deliberate design feature.

We call this a deliberate choice to make wages higher. When young workers stood up, we stood with them, and, together, we are delivering fairer pay. The PRESIDENT: Senator Whiteaker, second supplementary?