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) (14:29): Again, it's the work that was done by the committee that Senator Smith was involved in last term and the work led by Minister Ged Kearney that helped put together the women's health package based on a lot of research and work done over a long period of time.

We're expanding bulk-billing. We're increasing Medicare support for long-term contraception, such as IUDs and implants, saving women about $400 in out-of-pocket costs and giving women more control over their reproductive health. All of our 33 endo and pelvic pain clinics are open across the country, and they now also support perimenopause and menopause care.

More than 137,000 women have undergone a Medicare menopause health assessment, and we've launched the first ever national awareness campaign on menopause and perimenopause, which I hope everyone in this chamber has seen.