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) (14:52): I think there is only one party in this chamber that supports increasing wages for working people. You can see that in every test that's brought to this chamber.

In every single test that's brought to this chamber where you get a vote on it, more often than not, you all vote together over there to oppose working Australians getting good and reasonable wage increases. That is what we've done in government. We have supported increases to the minimum wage, increases to highly feminised low-wage industries like aged care and child care.

When we have had those debates on this floor, those who sit on that side of the chamber have tended to oppose them. I think Australians know that it's this government that will always argue for better wages, better conditions and better protections, including through superannuation for Australians. The PRESIDENT: Senator Roberts, second supplementary.