Australia politics live: Labor’s $630m funding boost for charities; Greens at odds about Ukraine weapons
The Australian federal government has announced a $630 million funding boost for charities to cover wage increases for health and community service workers. The move is intended to address the historic undervaluation of labor in female-dominated sectors.
Why it matters
This policy addresses systemic gender pay gaps and provides essential financial support to the non-profit sector during a period of economic adjustment.
Charities and not-for-profit organisations will receive a $630m funding boost from the federal government after the Fair Work Commission awarded pay rises for health, disability and community services workers.
The government said the funding would go to 128,000 charities and not-for-profit organisations across 92 government programs to cover the wage rises that seek to address historic undervaluing in female-dominated sectors.
The finance minister and minister for women, Katy Gallagher , said:
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