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The public sector has a smaller gender pay pap than the private sector, but women are still earning much less

Women earn 86 cents for every dollar men earn working in the Commonwealth public sector, a report from the WGEA has found.

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It’s been 70 years since a woman first addressed Parliament

Sunday marks 70 years since Dame Enid Lyons delivered her maiden speech to parliament as the first female ever elected to the House of Representatives at the 1943 federal election.

The public sector has a smaller gender pay pap than the private sector, but women are still earning much less

It’s been 70 years since a woman first addressed Parliament

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