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Columnist Janet Albrechtsen has accused Lisa Wilkinson of turning the gender pay gap debate into a 'farce' with her tell-all memoir.
In an extract from the biography, the former Today show host claimed colleague Karl Stefanovic negotiated a $2million deal with Nine that doubled her salary.
Wilkinson said the pay gap was 'so off the charts that no-one would have believed it – and much bigger than that figure that had been conveniently leaked'.
But a report on Tuesday night revealed Wilkinson actually earned double the salary of Stefanovic for 'years' after she first signed with the network in 2006.
The revelations prompted opinion columnist Jane Albrechtsen to blast Wilkinson, the once poster girl for equal pay, for making the 'revolting' claims.
Columnist Jane Albrechtsen (pictured) has slammed former Today Show host Lisa Wilkinson for turning the gender pay-gap debate 'into a farce'
Damning revelations reveal Lisa Wilkinson (pictured) was originally paid more than double of cohost Karl Stefanovic in 2006
'The gender pay gap is a serious issue, Wilkinson seems to have turned it into a farce...' Ms Albrechtsen wrote in an article for The Australian.
'For the sake of the argument let's accept
