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?

TOM CONNELL, HOST: Let's start by talking about this and a few other issues of the day. Joining me live, the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman and NSW Liberal Party President Jason Falinski. Gentlemen, thank you both for your time. Patrick, I'll start with you. First of all, it's interesting, with such strong support from corporate Australia that it doesn't appear to be moving the needle in terms of opinion polls.

KARL LANGDON, HOST: A name is being proposed for the new electorate to be located in Western Australia by a Labor MP. That Labor MP's name is Patrick Gorman, and he joins us this morning. Patrick good morning.

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Good morning. Good morning to your listeners.

LANGDON: Why Polly Farmer mate?

Patricia Karvelas, Host: Australia's Parliament has faced something of a cultural reckoning over the past two years. Issues of bullying, sexual harassment, assault, have been widely reported and forced the previous Government and now this Government into action. Now today, the Albanese Government will introduce the first set of legislation recommended by former Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, in her landmark report Set the Standard. It will be today introduced into the House of Representatives.

Patrick Gorman, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Assistant Minister for the PUBLIC SERVICE:  We started this week with the Prime Minister returning from Garma where he had been listening to communities on the ground about how we forge that great reconciliation with peoples across Australia. And then we got straight back into the work of delivering on that agenda and our broader agenda here in the Parliament.

The Albanese Government will introduce a Bill on Thursday to establish the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service as an independent statutory agency, in response to the 2021 Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces, Set the Standard.

This marks a significant milestone in the cross-party effort to lift the standards and improve the culture at Australian Parliament House.

JOURNALIST: So what are you out here doing today?

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: We're out here joining the Yes23 campaign. Doorknocking the community of Yokine, to talk about constitutional recognition through a Voice to Parliament. It's such a great opportunity to have those one-on-one conversations.

The Albanese Government is pleased to announce $4.7 million over two years in funding to boost participation amongst First Nations women and girls, as well as at risk youth in football across the Northern Territory.

The joint funding arrangement with the Australian Football League program and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) includes: