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Andrew Brown, Dominic Giannini, Tess Ikonomou and Poppy Johnston

Super on paid leave kicks off broader equality push

Super payments during paid parental leave will help women in their retirement, the government says. (David Crosling/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian women will be thousands of dollars better off in retirement under a pledge to pay super on government-funded paid parental leave.

The policy was announced as part of the first-ever gender equality strategy launched by Minister for Women Katy Gallagher in a national address on Thursday.

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