Australia

Labor to act on child care gender pay gap

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Labor will soon announce plans to close the gender pay gap among early childhood educators.

Bill Shorten has indicated Labor will soon announce further plans for gender pay equity, starting with early childhood educators.

The opposition leader foreshadowed the pledge while detailing Labor's women's policy platform in Melbourne.

Labor will also make changes around long day access to child care, Mr Shorten told party faithful on Friday.

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