TOM CONNELL, HOST: Welcome back. It's time for your fortnight nightly dose of truth, when the two men in question break apart from their usual boring party lines and tell you what they really think. I'm talking about the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman. NewSouth Wales Liberal Party President Jason Falinski. Thank you both for your time. Jason, I'll start with you must have been nodding in agreement. Major tax reform. Look at the GST. That's the call from the Teal MPs. This was their pitch before the last federal election, wasn't it? Great idea?

I was delighted to see many of you at the Australian Council of Local Government in June. This was the first meeting of that Council in a decade. Re-establishing the Council was an election commitment, and it put local government firmly back on the national stage.

GED KEARNEY, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE: Well, good morning everybody. My name is Ged Kearney, I'm the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care and it's a great honour and pleasure to be here on beautiful Arrernte country. And we pay our respects to Elder's past and present and we thank them for their tens of thousands of years of custodianship of this beautiful place. I'm here with the wonderful minister, Linda Burney, to make a very important announcement. We also have Donna Ah Chee, CEO of wonderful Congress and the team, the Congress team here.

The Albanese Government‘s $18.4 million investment to support children in Central Australia with FASD, ADHD and autism is being rolled out and will help children get the best possible start in life.

The initiative is part of the landmark $250 million plan for A Better, Safer Future for Central Australia.

The funding will more than double the number of First Nations children with neurodevelopmental issues who can access assessments through the Child and Youth Assessment and Treatment Services (CYATS) Program.

The Albanese Government‘s $18.4 million investment to support children in Central Australia with FASD, ADHD and autism is being rolled out and will help children get the best possible start in life.

The initiative is part of the landmark $250 million plan for A Better, Safer Future for Central Australia.

The funding will more than double the number of First Nations children with neurodevelopmental issues who can access assessments through the Child and Youth Assessment and Treatment Services (CYATS) Program.

The Albanese Government has delivered Cheaper Child Care for around 10,900 families across the Northern Territory.

The increase to the Child Care subsidy is benefiting around 3,000 families in Lingiari – this is good for children, good for families and good for Australia.

Families on a combined income of $80,000 or less, are now benefiting from an increase of the Child Care Subsidy rate to 90 per cent.

The Albanese Government has delivered Cheaper Child Care for around 10,900 families across the Northern Territory.

The increase to the Child Care subsidy is benefiting around 3,000 families in Lingiari – this is good for children, good for families and good for Australia.

Families on a combined income of $80,000 or less, are now benefiting from an increase of the Child Care Subsidy rate to 90 per cent.

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today shows that the national gender pay gap has dropped from 13.3% in November 2022 to 13% in May 2023, the lowest level on record.

At the election, Labor committed to help close the gender pay gap and make women’s economic equality a priority of government.

Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, said that the figures released today show that Labor’s efforts to drive a better deal for women have been working.

All Australian governments have agreed to concrete actions and measurable targets to end gender-based violence within a generation with the release of two Action Plans under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032.

The Albanese Labor Government has today released the First Action Plan and the dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan which chart the path to reducing – and ultimately ending – the pervasive rates of family, domestic and sexual violence in communities across the nation.

Greg Jennett, Host: Well, the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, is also the Member for Perth. A very proud West Australian who's working in the lead up to the ALP National Conference out of Brisbane. Patrick Gorman joins us live now from the Sunshine State. Welcome back, Patrick. Roger Cook, the Premier, he's talking about some sort of loosely described WA mission here in Canberra or on the east coast, so people better understand the sensibilities of West Australians. What's he talking about? Isn't that exactly your job?