Headlines: Lowest-ever gender pay gap

August 13, 2026

Todays headlines include:

The gender pay gap is at its lowest level ever, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Three students at NSW’s most expensive private school have been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Sydney’s east. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August, Donald Trump has announced, ‌leaving the US president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November's midterm elections. And today’s good news: Scientists have discovered a new species of frog in the Amazon rainforest. Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Emma GillespieProducer: Imogen Abbott

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Headlines: Lowest-ever gender pay gap