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Workers and their wages are the collateral damage of the war on inflation

What a wonderful world we live in where a wage rise below inflation will apparently cause greater inflation!

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022

This 5.2% decision on the minimum wage could shift the trajectory for all

Barely a month ago Anthony Albanese was derided as a “loose unit” for endorsing a 5.1% increase in the minimum wage.

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2022

Farmers warn minimum wage increase will cause more checkout pain during cost-of-living crisis

Food producers say a wage increase for some of Australia's lowest-paid workers will have to be passed on to consumers as input costs continue to soar and farmers already struggling to make a profit reconsider their future.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

Australia’s minimum wage earners to get $40 a week pay rise, Fair Work Commission rules

The national minimum wage will lift by 5.2%, with the commission noting a ‘sharp increase in the cost of living’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022

Fkn Good: Australia’s Lowest Paid Workers Will Finally Get A Pay Bump To Keep Up With Inflation

The Fair Work Commission has handed down its decision to raise minimum wage by 5.2 per cent after strong pushes from the Labor Government and workers’ rights groups.Fair Work Commission President Iain Ross announced on Wednesday morning minimum wage will go up from $20.33 to $21.38 an hour, or from $772.60…

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 15, 2022

Australian minimum wage increased by 5.2 per cent in Fair Work Commission decision

The hourly minimum wage will be lifted to $21.38 from July, a 5.2 per cent increase, after the cost of living increased dramatically.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

Fair Work announces 5.2 per cent increase to minimum wage

The minimum wage will rise to $21.38 an hour on July 1 after the Fair Work Commission announced a 5.2 per cent increase on Wednesday. 

The New Daily · Jun 15, 2022

Minimum wage announcement: Fair Work Commission says 5.2pc increase 'protects real value of wages' for Australia's lowest-paid workers

The national minimum wage will be $812.60 per week, or $21.38 per hour, after a decision by the commission exceeds the government's suggested 5.1 per cent increase.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

NSW residents urged to conserve power – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2022

Pay rise for federal politicians and senior public servants

Australia's rebounding economic conditions were a factor, as well as the need to attract quality talent, the tribunal argued.

The Canberra Times · Jun 14, 2022