Labor pledges to force companies to detail gender pay gap

Opposition’s promise comes as government faces continued pressure over its handling of rape allegations

Labor will use International Women’s Day to pledge greater transparency about the gender pay gap in Australia, promising legislation requiring companies to report their data publicly.

Labor’s new policy commitment comes as the Morrison government continues to battle an intense public furore generated by the rape allegation levelled by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, and a separate, categorically denied, allegation of sexual assault against the attorney general Christian Porter.

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