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Poppy Johnston

Annual wages growth reaches 3.1 pct

Wages have failed to keep pace with Australia's higher cost of living. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Wages have lifted for the fourth quarter in a row, growing 3.1 per cent annually in the September quarter.

But the increase is still being far outstripped by inflation as Australians' real wage growth sits deep in negative territory.

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