Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (09:13): I move the motion relating to theSet the standard report in the terms in which it appears on the Notice Paper: That the House: endorses the draft Behaviour Standards and Codes as presented in the Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Standards' final report, pending the establishment of the advisory and enforcement regime, and the final adoption of Behaviour Standards and Codes for parliamentarians, parliamentarians' staff and Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces; and recognises the contribution of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service to improving the culture at Parliament House and its role in supporting parliamentarians and their staff. Parliament House will never be a typical workplace, but it must be a safe workplace, a respectful workplace, a workplace that lives up to the ideals our democracy is built on—equality, fairness, decency and respect for all—and a workplace worthy of the nation and the people we are called here to serve, whether that be as elected representatives or the dedicated staff members who make it possible for us to do our jobs. It's been a year since theSet the standard report was formally acknowledged by both chambers of our parliament, a call for change made possible by people who had the courage to tell the truth and to demand better. I'm proud to say that our government is committed to delivering all 28 of the report's recommendations because we understand that cultural change depends upon concrete action. I'm very proud that we are the first government in Australian history where the majority of members are women—54 women out of a caucus of 103—and, importantly, more than half of government staff are women. Our caucus, our parliament and our policies are better and more representative because of this. But, of course, it didn't happen by accident. We put in place the systems and structures to drive that change. I acknowledge the people who were here before me, people like Senator Susan Ryan and others, who led the struggle for greater equality in this place. We need the same focus on action, implementation and accountability to achieve a culture change in this place. The parliament has already acted by establishing the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service to provide trauma informed and confidential support across the parliament; changing the standing orders to make sitting days more family friendly; providing new training programs for parliamentarians and staff to build greater awareness and understanding of inclusion, diversity and respect; and releasing the MOP(S) Act review and agreeing in principle to all 15 of its recommendations. But we know there is more that we have to do. That's why in November last year, following close consultation with staff, Senator Katy Gallagher announced that the new human resources body for parliamentarians and their staff would be established as an independent statutory agency. We will bring that establishing legislation into the House of Representatives later this year. As agreed by the Parliamentary Leadership Taskforce, we will enhance the existing Parliamentary Workplace Support Service, which has built the trust and confidence of staff and parliamentarians, so that it can provide the professional human resources support recommended by Commissioner Jenkins as well as their existing services. Today I'm moving a resolution for parliament to endorse new codes of conduct for parliamentarians and staff, as well as new behaviour standards for everyone who works in parliament. These codes were developed by the multi-party Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Standards. I thank all members of the committee for their diligence, consultation and hard work. It is important that the recommendations were agreed upon by that committee unanimously. In particular, I want to acknowledge the chair, our Deputy Speaker and member for Newcastle, Sharon Claydon, for her extraordinary work not only in this area but also historically as the chair of our caucus. She did an extraordinary amount of work in developing systems and putting them in place in both the parliamentary party and the organisational wing of the Australian Labor Party. The introduction of these codes of conduct was the central recommendation of Commissioner Jenkins's report. And I thank Commissioner Jenkins for her extraordinary work. These codes will set and enforce a better standard of integrity, dignity and mutual respect, recognising that building a better culture in this place will mean we can draw on a broader range of perspectives and experience and, I'm sure, get better decision-making as a result. After parliament endorses these two codes of conduct today, they will then be formally adopted and enforced following the establishment of the new independent parliamentary standards commission later this year. The government is working across the parliament to have the new commission up and running as a priority. I have seen a world of change in this place since I was first elected. Some of it is driven by technology, and some of it is years—even decades—behind initiatives in workplaces around Australia. This is our chance to do more than just catch up to the expectations of the community, employers and staff; this is a chance for parliament to lead, to build a workplace that respects everyone and respects the reason they are here—to serve the nation that we love. I thank the House of Representatives for its consideration of this matter, and I reiterate my thanks to the member for Newcastle and all members who have worked so hard to produce these recommendations and the resolution that's before the parliament today.