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Kat Wong and Poppy Johnston

Blaming lowest-paid workers for inflation 'disgusting'

About 2.6 million people in the lowest-paid jobs will get a pay bump in July. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's lowest-paid workers shouldn't be blamed for inflation, the employment minister said, after the industrial umpire announced a bump to the minimum wage.

The Fair Work Commission on Monday decided to lift both minimum wages and awards by 3.75 per cent a year, giving full-time workers an extra $33 every week based on a new hourly rate of $24.10.

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