Women are looking for fairness in tonight's Budget Proper funding for services women and their families rely on, measures to ensure the most in need can look forward to a better standard of living, no cuts to programs that will throw more work onto the shoulders of women, and no handouts to business sectors at the expense of basic public sector infrastructure is what women are looking for in tonight's budget. Australians can expect their government to deliver just programs and policies which ensure their rights to an equal chance in life. Women and their families are the biggest users of community services and are the largest group working in this sector. They are looking for funding which ensures that money from the public purse is put towards meeting the needs of all. WEL particularly opposes any measures which are likely to result in the removal of services where women will be expected to fill the gap with their unpaid work.
Women are amongst the poorest citizens.
They will be looking for measures that ensure the disadvantages they face are lifted, not worsened by tonight's budget. Health is a basic human right, and the vast majority of Australians rely on the public sector health system for their wellbeing. WEL opposes proposals to direct even more public money to prop up the health insurance industry, particularly when a similar injection of funding into the public system would solve many of the current problems. A strong, well-resourced public sector education system is a fundamental requirement to ensure all Australians have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. WEL opposes proposals to direct funding into private sector education at a time when the public sector is so under-resourced.