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Tess Ikonomou

Labor pushes for workers' pay rise during campaign

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants the nation's low-paid workers for get a fair pay rise. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Anthony Albanese believes wages for low-paid workers can rise without the need for side-by-side productivity gains, after backing an above-inflation boost for three million people.

The Australian Labor Party, which is trying to retain government at the May 3 election, has made a submission to the Fair Work Commission's 2025 minimum wage review.

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