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The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

2 outlets 2 reports Published Sep 6, 2026

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It might surprise you how much unpaid work we do as new analysis reveals the gap between men and women when it comes to helping out around the house. Key points and original sources are listed below.

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The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

It might surprise you how much unpaid work we do as new analysis reveals the gap between men and women when it comes to helping out around the house.

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The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

It might surprise you how much unpaid work we do as new analysis reveals the gap between men and women when it comes to helping out around the house.

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The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

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2 outlets 2 reports Published Sep 6, 2026

The brief

It might surprise you how much unpaid work we do as new analysis reveals the gap between men and women when it comes to helping out around the house. Key points and original sources are listed below.

It might surprise you how much unpaid work we do as new analysis reveals the gap between men and women when it comes to helping out around the house.S1 S2

Assembled from source summaries.

Timeline · newest first

1w Theage

The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

1w Brisbanetimes

The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

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S1 TheageLead 1 report · EN

S2 Brisbanetimes 1 report · EN

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The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

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The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

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The 31 billion hours we don’t get paid for: Australia’s giant workload revealed

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