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Australia’s gender pay gap: slow progress, but inequality persists

Published 4 March 2025, 6:32 am
The gender pay gap continues to narrow, but slowly, with women earning 78 cents on average for every dollar a man makes. That's a difference of about $28,500 per year — but it's worse in some industries.
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