Australia's gender pay gap narrowing but still large

A new report from the federal government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency says Australia's gender-pay gap has fallen just over 1 per cent in the past year.

City of London on April 4, 2018. (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) Source: AFP

But the gap in average pay for men and for women still stands at more than $25,000 a year on average and is going backwards in some industries.