Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (pay equity changes)
What it actually does
Raises the threshold for establishing pay equity claims, including the test for historical undervaluation, and discontinued 33 existing claims, which must restart under the new rules. Introduced and passed under urgency on 6 May 2025 with coalition support; royal assent on 13 May 2025.
Source: 1News · 2025-05
The Trump take
“They saved billions, billions, in one day. That's what I call a deal. Women love me, by the way, they love me.”parody
Why it scored this way
Big government
Framed as saving the government billions in wage costs
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Identity politics
Narrows a gender-based pay mechanism
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