Senator HUME (Victoria—Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy and Minister for Women's Economic Security) (14:26): I thank Senator McDonald again, and I'm very glad you asked, because the present gender pay gap is in fact at a record low—a record low of 13.4 per cent. It's no coincidence, because it's coalition governments that drive the gender pay gap lower. In fact, when the coalition left government in 2007, the gender pay gap was 15.4 per cent and on its way down. However, when Labor came to government, they oversaw a gender pay gap that went as high as 17.4 per cent. That's right; the gender pay gap in Australia went up considerably under Labor. It's taken a coalition government to get this figure back on the right trajectory, heading down once again. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, on my left! Senator HUME: And we won't stop here. In the 2021-22 budget, we announced a targeted review of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, with the aim of pushing that gender pay gap even lower. Australians know that it's the Morrison government that delivers those opportunities for Australian women. Real equality is not about platitudes; it's about opportunity. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: There is too much noise during answers. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Seriously, Senators Ayres and Green, if I'm calling the chamber to order—Senator McAllister, and on my right, who I didn't see. If I'm calling the chamber to order, can people please be quiet and have some respect for the procedures of the chamber.