Super on paid parental leave and anti-domestic violence measures are at the heart of the federal budget's investment into women, but it doesn't end there.
Women, who Labor said earn 25 per cent less super on average compared to men, will be paid super on 20 weeks of government-funded leave. About 180,000 families are set to benefit under the scheme, which Chalmers claimed will make the super system fairer and reduce the gender gap.Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers his budget speech in Canberra tonight. Nationwide outcry over the alleged murders of dozens of women this year has prompted a $925.2 million Leaving Violence Program.
A further $1 billion, under the $11.3 billion housing package, will fund urgent crisis and transitional housing for those fleeing domestic violence.Improved sexual and reproductive healthcare The budget said the funding will improve sexual and reproductive healthcare for women over the "life-course", including miscarriages, pre-term or early-term births, stillbirths, early pregnancy and menopause.While the stage 3 tax cuts will apply to every taxpayer, more women are anticipated to be better off under the Albanese government's rejigged scheme.
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