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Dominic Giannini

INSANE: Push for rise in wages more workplace changes flagged | Rare Historical Photos

Employment Minister Tony Burke says Australia is not heading towards a wage-price spiral. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The government maintains it wants to see the lowest-paid Australians keep up with the cost of living as it pours cold water on suggestions a wages boost would spike inflation.

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said the government is not putting a number on what it believes the Fair Work Commission should raise wages by, only saying their vision was "for people on the minimum wage to not go backward".

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