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Kat Wong, Tess Ikonomou and Poppy Johnston

PM says minimum wage workers 'should not fall behind'

Australians on the mininum wage should not fall behind, Anthony Albanese says. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Millions of workers covered by awards and minimum rates of pay will be hoping for a sizeable wage boost this year to help cover cost of living pressures that are only recently starting to ease. 

The annual wage review debate has kicked off this week with the federal government calling for a pay increase big enough to stop the lowest-paid workers going backwards.

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