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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Labor will announce new measures to close gender pay gap in election campaign’s final fortnight

Labor leader Anthony Albanese and shadow minister for women Tanya Plibersek
Labor leader Anthony Albanese and shadow minister for women Tanya Plibersek have indicated another policy push on gender pay equity in the 2022 election campaign. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Labor will promise a new measure to close the gender pay gap and attack the government for promoting “the importance of low paid work” in the campaign’s final fortnight.

On Sunday the shadow minister for women, Tanya Plibersek, confirmed another policy push on gender pay inequity, while the shadow industrial relations minister, Tony Burke, signalled a plan to weaponise the Coalition’s submission to the minimum wage review.

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