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political reporter James Glenday

Greens want pay rises for women and minimum wage earners in exchange for supporting jobs summit outcomes

The Greens have declared they will push for additional pay rises for workers on the minimum wage and those in women-dominated industries in exchange for supporting any legislative proposals stemming from the government's jobs summit.

The minor party says it will try to change the Fair Work Act in the Senate, so the Fair Work Commission gradually boosts the minimum wage to 60 per cent of the full-time adult median salary.

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