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Tuesday night’s budget included $3.4 billion to tackle women’s economic security by focussing on areas such as childcare which aims to improve the workforce participation rate. Ms O’Neil described the government’s measures, such as the $1.1 billion to address women’s safety, as “piecemeal and delayed”. “Some of the key things that will make a difference for women’s economic security and safety require structural change, and the government missed the opportunity to do that,” she said.
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