On 8 March it is International Women's Day. This year's theme is Accelerate Action, and that is something that our government have been doing since we were elected in 2022. We've been working really hard and getting results in closing the gender pay gap, we've introduced a really ambitious national plan to end gendered violence within a generation, and there have been many more achievements—too many to mention here—to make a more equal Australia.

I want to talk today about the strides we're making in women's health. This is an issue that's very important in my community. I've had women's health forums with locals. I held a roundtable with the Monash Women's Health Alliance and the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Ged Kearney, to talk about the health issues facing women today. The announcement made just in the last few days that we will see the first PBS listing in more than 30 years for new oral contraceptive pills is remarkable.

More support for women experiencing menopause and perimenopause is something that only a government with a majority of women around the table, helping to make decisions, can make. I'm very proud to be part of a Labor government that listens to women and acts on the very vital issue of women's health.